English
practical
Practical comes from Middle English practical, from Medieval Latin practicālis.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500practicālis‘practical’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500practical‘practical’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500practicālis‘practical’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500practical‘practical’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001same form
Earliest quotation: 2001, Francis Reid, The Stage Lighting Handbook: “A naturalistic set is normally dressed with all the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per-
first, before, support, far, per, report, further, private, press, fear, opportunity, price, port, pre, primary, prior, prime, appreciate, afford, ford, forth, pregnant, prize, precious, par, privilege, ferry, interpretation, parade, praise, fare, porch, pardon, pirate, prix, primitive, peril, interpreter, afar, pore, 158 more
Today it means
adj Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin practicālis / practical