| 1 | Late Latin | pragmaticus | relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πραγματικός | fit for action or business; businesslike,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |