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Where does “practicelike” come from?

practicelike (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.

practicelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of practice

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of practice

Ancestry of “practicelike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpracticeRepetition of an activity to improve a skill; An...
2EnglishpractiseTo repeat as a way of improving one's skill in...
3Middle Englishpractizen—
4Middle Frenchpratiser—
5Frenchpratiquerto do; to practise
6Frenchpratiqueapplied; concerning action or intervention of...
7Middle Frenchpractique—
8Latinprāctica—
9Ancient Greekπρακτικήpractice, experience
10Ancient GreekπρακτικόςOf, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit...
11Ancient GreekπράσσωI do, practice
12Proto-Hellenicprā́ťťō—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂-k-yé-ti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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