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Where does “pragmatique” come from?

pragmatique (French) comes from Ancient Greek πραγματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

pragmatique (French): pragmatic; pragmatics

Definitions

  1. pragmatic; pragmatics

Ancestry of “pragmatique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπραγματικόςfit for action or business; businesslike,...
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “pragmatique”

  • прагматический
  • pragmatiquement
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