Where does “practise” come from?
Practise comes from Middle English practisen, from Middle French pratiser, from Latin practizo, derived from the adjective practico, which developed from practica, the feminine form of the Ancient Greek πρακτικός meaning practical or relating to action.
practise (English): To repeat as a way of improving one's skill in...
Definitions
- To repeat as a way of improving one's skill in...
Ancestry of “practise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | practizen | — |
| 2 | Middle French | pratiser | — |
| 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 |