English
practicum
Practicum comes from German Praktikum ‘a practical course as opposed to a theoretical…’, from Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω ‘to do’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to go over, cross’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to go over, cross’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₂-k-yé-tireconstructed*k-enlargement of *per-
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρᾱ́σσωprā́ssō‘to do’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρακτικόςpraktikós‘of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical’root of πρᾱ́σσω
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpracticus‘practical’
- Germanc. 1650–presentPraktikum‘a practical course as opposed to a theoretical one, work placement, practicum’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984practicum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘to go over, cross’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₂-k-yé-tireconstructed*k-enlargement of *per-
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπρᾱ́σσωprā́ssō‘to do’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρακτικόςpraktikós‘of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical’root of πρᾱ́σσω
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpracticus‘practical’
- Germanc. 1650–presentPraktikum‘a practical course as opposed to a theoretical one, work placement, practicum’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984practicum
Earliest quotation: 1984, Joyce Baker, Eromin Center Closing: A Tragic Loss: “Eromin has provided clinical practicum placements for students seeking…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to go over, cross’
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, 154 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti
through Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω ‘to do’
Today it means
noun A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / practicum