Where does “apraxia” come from?

Apraxia derives from Ancient Greek ἀπραξία, formed from the prefix ἀ- (not) and a root ultimately from Proto-Indo-European n̥- and ne (not) combined with sem- (one).

apraxia (English): Total or partial loss of the ability to perform...

Definitions

  1. Total or partial loss of the ability to perform...

Ancestry of “apraxia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓πρᾱξῐ́ᾱnonaction

Words derived from “apraxia

Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πρᾱξῐ́ᾱ