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Where does “pragmaticalness” come from?

pragmaticalness (English) comes from English pragmatical, from Late Latin pragmaticus, from Ancient Greek πραγματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

pragmaticalness (English): The quality or state of being pragmatical

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being pragmatical

Ancestry of “pragmaticalness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpragmaticalpragmatic; practical; businesslike; Relating to...
2Late Latinpragmaticusrelating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a...
3Ancient Greekπραγματικόςfit for action or business; businesslike,...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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