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Where does “eupraxy” come from?

eupraxy (English) comes from Ancient Greek εὐπραξία, from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις, from Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω, from Proto-Indo-European per(h₂)-.

eupraxy (English): Right action

Definitions

  1. Right action

Ancestry of “eupraxy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὐπραξίαwell-doing
2Ancient Greekπρᾶξιςdeed, act, action, activity; business dealing;...
3Ancient Greekπρᾱ́σσωI do, practice; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper(h₂)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European per(h₂)- →