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Where does “practizo” come from?

practizo (Medieval Latin) comes from Late Latin practico, 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, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “practizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpracticoto do, perform, execute, propose, practise,...
2Latinprāctica—
3Ancient Greekπρακτικήpractice, experience
4Ancient GreekπρακτικόςOf, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit...
5Ancient GreekπράσσωI do, practice
6Proto-Hellenicprā́ťťō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂-k-yé-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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