Where does “pragmatist” come from?

Pragmatist derives from Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα, a noun-forming suffix -μᾰ that created words denoting things done or accomplished.

pragmatist (English): One who acts in a practical or straightforward...

Definitions

  1. One who acts in a practical or straightforward...

Ancestry of “pragmatist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρᾶγμαdeed, act, fact; occurance, matter, affair;...
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “pragmatist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα →