Where does “nonpragmatic” come from?
nonpragmatic (English) comes from English pragmatic, from Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus, from Ancient Greek πραγματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
nonpragmatic (English): Not pragmatic
Ancestry of “nonpragmatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pragmatic | Practical, concerned with making decisions and... |
| 2 | Middle French | pragmatique | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | pragmaticus | relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πραγματικός | fit for action or business; businesslike,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |