Where does “pragmatics” come from?
Pragmatics comes from English pragmatic, from Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus, from Ancient Greek πραγματικός meaning "relating to affairs or business," derived from the -ικός suffix and -μᾰ root.
pragmatics (English): plural of pragmatic; The study of the use of...
Definitions
- plural of pragmatic; The study of the use of...
Ancestry of “pragmatics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pragmatic | Practical, concerned with making decisions and... |
| 2 | Middle French | pragmatique | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | pragmaticus | relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πραγματικός | fit for action or business; businesslike,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |