Etymograph

English

praxis

Praxis comes from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις ‘action, activity, practice’, and goes back to 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 BCEπρᾶξιςprâxis‘action, activity, practice’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprāxis
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1978praxis

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 BCEπρᾶξιςprâxis‘action, activity, practice’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprāxis
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1978praxis

Earliest quotation: 1978, 1976, Leszek Kołakowski: “[…] in the particular case of the proletarian consciousness,…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *per-

first, before, support, far, per, report, further, private, price, fear, opportunity, press, port, primary, practice, pre, prior, afford, appreciate, prime, ford, forth, pregnant, prize, par, precious, practical, interpretation, ferry, privilege, fare, parade, porch, pardon, pirate, primitive, praise, prix, peril, interpreter, 154 more

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

pragmatic, barter, 10 more

through Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω ‘to do, to practice’

pragmatist, practicum, 7 more

Today it means

noun The practical application of any branch of learning.

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

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

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