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