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