English
eupraxia
Eupraxia comes from Ancient Greek εὐπραξία ‘living well, acting well’, from πρᾶξις ‘act’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₂-k-yé-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*prā́t͏̌t͏̌ōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρᾱ́σσωprā́ssō‘to do, to practice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρᾶξις‘act’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐπραξίαeupraxía‘living well, acting well’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997eupraxia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₂-k-yé-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*prā́t͏̌t͏̌ōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρᾱ́σσωprā́ssō‘to do, to practice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρᾶξις‘act’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐπραξίαeupraxía‘living well, acting well’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997eupraxia
Earliest quotation: 1997, M. L. Broesterhuizen, Psychological assessment of deaf children: “Both studies show that speech and speech reading skills…”
Formed from eu- + -praxia
Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’
Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’
Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good, brave, noble’
Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’
English eu-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per-
first, before, far, per, support, report, further, price, private, fear, opportunity, press, port, practice, primary, pre, prior, prime, afford, ford, appreciate, forth, pregnant, prize, practical, precious, par, interpretation, privilege, ferry, parade, fare, praise, porch, pardon, pirate, primitive, prix, peril, interpreter, 153 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti
through Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω ‘to do, to practice’
through Ancient Greek πρᾶξις ‘act’
Today it means
noun Positive skills related to movement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / eupraxia