Where does “πραξικόπημα” come from?

πραξικόπημα (Greek) comes from Greek πράξη, from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις, from Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω, from Proto-Indo-European per(h₂)-.

πραξικόπημα (Greek): coup d'état, coup, putsch

Definitions

  1. coup d'état, coup, putsch

Ancestry of “πραξικόπημα”, step by step

πραξικόπημα traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek πράξη

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

via Greek κόπτω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκόπτωdated form of of κόβω "found in compounds"; →...
2Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

via French coup d'état

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoup d'étatcoup d'état
Every word from Proto-Indo-European per(h₂)-Every word from Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσωEvery word from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις