Where does “onpraktisch” come from?
onpraktisch (Dutch) comes from Dutch praktisch, from English practically, from English practical, from English practic, from French pratique, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική — passed , crossed.
onpraktisch (Dutch): impractical
Definitions
- impractical
Ancestry of “onpraktisch”, step by step
onpraktisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch praktisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | praktisch | practical; practically, virtually |
| 2 | English | practically | In practice; in effect. Not necessarily... |
| 3 | English | practical | A part of an exam or series of exams in which the... |
| 4 | English | practic | A person concerned with action or practice, as... |
| 5 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 6 | Middle French | practique | practice act of doing; of practising |
| 7 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |