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Where does “pragmatistic” come from?

pragmatistic (English) comes from English pragmatist, from Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

pragmatistic (English): Relating to pragmatism; pragmatic

Definitions

  1. Relating to pragmatism; pragmatic

Ancestry of “pragmatistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpragmatistOne who acts in a practical or straightforward...
2Ancient Greekπρᾶγμαdeed, act, fact; occurance, matter, affair;...
3Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →