Where does “practicable” come from?
Practicable comes from French praticable, derived from French -able added to Latin practica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική, an adjective form of πρακτικός meaning "fit for doing or action," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to do or accomplish."
practicable (English): Capable of being accomplished; feasible; Serving...
Definitions
- Capable of being accomplished; feasible; Serving...
Ancestry of “practicable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | praticable | practicable, feasible; practicable, usable |
| 2 | French | pratiquer | to do; to practise |
| 3 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 4 | Middle French | practique | practice act of doing; of practising |
| 5 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |