Etymograph

English

eupraxy

Eupraxy comes from Ancient Greek εὐπραξία ‘living well, acting well’, from πρᾶξις ‘act’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₂-k-yé-tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*prā́t͏̌t͏̌ōreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρᾱ́σσωprā́ssō‘to do, to practice’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρᾶξις‘act’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐπραξίαeupraxía‘living well, acting well’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1675eupraxy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₂-k-yé-tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*prā́t͏̌t͏̌ōreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρᾱ́σσωprā́ssō‘to do, to practice’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρᾶξις‘act’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐπραξίαeupraxía‘living well, acting well’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1675eupraxy

Earliest quotation: 1675, Richard Baxter’s Catholick Theologie, A Premonition: “M. S. Adam’s whole man was ſanctified, and ſo…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *per-

first, before, far, per, support, report, further, price, private, fear, opportunity, press, port, practice, primary, pre, prior, appreciate, afford, prime, ford, forth, pregnant, prize, par, precious, practical, interpretation, privilege, ferry, parade, fare, praise, porch, pardon, pirate, primitive, prix, peril, interpreter, 153 more

through Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti

pragmatic, barter, 9 more

through Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω ‘to do, to practice’

pragmatist, practicum, 6 more

through Ancient Greek πρᾶξις ‘act’

praxis, 2 more

Today it means

noun Right action.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / eupraxy

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