Where does “nonpractice” come from?
nonpractice (English) comes from English practice, from English practise, from Middle English practizen, from Middle French pratiser, from French pratiquer, from French pratique, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica — passed , crossed.
nonpractice (English): Not being or relating to practice; The act of not...
Definitions
- Not being or relating to practice; The act of not...
Ancestry of “nonpractice”, step by step
nonpractice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English practice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | practice | Repetition of an activity to improve a skill; An... |
| 2 | English | practise | To repeat as a way of improving one's skill in... |
| 3 | Middle English | practizen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | pratiser | — |
| 5 | French | pratiquer | to do; to practise |
| 6 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 7 | Middle French | practique | practice act of doing; of practising |
| 8 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |