Where does “praticable” come from?
praticable (French) comes from French pratiquer, from French pratique, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός, from Ancient Greek πράσσω, from Proto-Hellenic prā́ťťō — passed , crossed.
praticable (French): practicable, feasible; practicable, usable
Definitions
- practicable, feasible; practicable, usable
Ancestry of “praticable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pratiquer | to do; to practise |
| 2 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 3 | Middle French | practique | — |
| 4 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “praticable”