Where does “pratik” come from?
pratik (Turkish) comes from French pratique, 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 — passed , crossed.
pratik (Turkish): practical
Definitions
- practical
Ancestry of “pratik”, step by step
pratik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pratique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 2 | Middle French | practique | practice act of doing; of practising |
| 3 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Sanskrit प्रतीक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रतीक | turned towards; going uphill; opposite, against,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | prétih₃kʷo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |