Etymology

-praxia

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Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis) ← Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō ← Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō
  4. Ancient Greekπρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)
  5. Ancient Greekπρᾶξις (prâxis)
  6. English today-praxia

From Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action”), whence also praxis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρᾶξις all →

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