Where does “chiropraxie” come from?
chiropraxie (French) comes from French praxie, from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις, from Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω, from Proto-Indo-European per(h₂)-.
chiropraxie (French): chiropractic, chiropraxy
Ancestry of “chiropraxie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | praxie | praxis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρᾶξις | deed, act, action, activity; business dealing;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρᾱ́σσω | I do, practice; to do |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per(h₂)- | — |