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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

Definitions

  1. chiropractic, chiropraxy

Ancestry of “chiropraxie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpraxiepraxis
2Ancient Greekπρᾶξιςdeed, act, action, activity; business dealing;...
3Ancient Greekπρᾱ́σσωI do, practice; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper(h₂)-—
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