Where does “practitioner” come from?
practitioner (English) comes from English practician, from French praticien, from Middle French practicien, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός, from Ancient Greek πράσσω — passed , crossed.
practitioner (English): A person who practices a profession or art,...
Definitions
- A person who practices a profession or art,...
Ancestry of “practitioner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | practician | A practitioner; someone who practises a... |
| 2 | French | praticien | practitioner, someone who masters the practice of... |
| 3 | Middle French | practicien | practician, practitioner |
| 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 |