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