Where does “unpracticableness” come from?
unpracticableness (English) comes from English unpracticable, from English practicable, from French praticable, from French pratiquer, from French pratique, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική — passed , crossed.
unpracticableness (English): The state or condition of being unpracticable; impracticability
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unpracticable; impracticability
Ancestry of “unpracticableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpracticable | Not practicable |
| 2 | English | practicable | Capable of being accomplished; feasible; Serving... |
| 3 | French | praticable | practicable, feasible; practicable, usable |
| 4 | French | pratiquer | to do; to practise |
| 5 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 6 | Middle French | practique | practice act of doing; of practising |
| 7 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |