Where does “practisour” come from?
practisour (Middle English) comes from Middle English practisen, from Middle French pratiser, from French pratiquer, from French pratique, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “practisour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | practisen | — |
| 2 | Middle French | pratiser | — |
| 3 | French | pratiquer | to do; to practise |
| 4 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 5 | Middle French | practique | — |
| 6 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |