Where does “praktijkexamen” come from?
praktijkexamen (Dutch) comes from Dutch praktijk, from Middle Dutch practike, from Old French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός, from Ancient Greek πράσσω, from Proto-Hellenic prā́ťťō — passed , crossed.
praktijkexamen (Dutch): an exam consisting in practical tests, or only that part if there is also a theoretical test
Definitions
- an exam consisting in practical tests, or only that part if there is also a theoretical test
Ancestry of “praktijkexamen”, step by step
praktijkexamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch praktijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | praktijk | practice |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | practike | — |
| 3 | Old French | practique | — |
| 4 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |