Where does “unpracticality” come from?
unpracticality (English) comes from English practicality, from English practical, from English practic, from French pratique, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός — passed , crossed.
unpracticality (English): The quality of being unpractical
Definitions
- The quality of being unpractical
Ancestry of “unpracticality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | practicality | The state of being practical or feasible; The... |
| 2 | English | practical | A part of an exam or series of exams in which the... |
| 3 | English | practic | A person concerned with action or practice, as... |
| 4 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 5 | Middle French | practique | — |
| 6 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |