Where does “nonpracticable” come from?
nonpracticable (English) comes from English practicable, from French praticable, from French pratiquer, from French pratique, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός — passed , crossed.
nonpracticable (English): Not practicable
Definitions
- Not practicable
Ancestry of “nonpracticable”, step by step
nonpracticable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English practicable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | practicable | Capable of being accomplished; feasible; Serving... |
| 2 | French | praticable | practicable, feasible; practicable, usable |
| 3 | French | pratiquer | to do; to practise |
| 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 |