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Where does “practizen” come from?

practizen (Middle English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek πράσσω — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “practizen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpratiser—
2Frenchpratiquerto do; to practise
3Frenchpratiqueapplied; concerning action or intervention of...
4Middle Frenchpractique—
5Latinprāctica—
6Ancient Greekπρακτικήpractice, experience
7Ancient GreekπρακτικόςOf, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit...
8Ancient GreekπράσσωI do, practice
9Proto-Hellenicprā́ťťō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂-k-yé-ti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “practizen”

  • practise
  • practiser
  • practicer
  • practiseth
  • practisest
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