Etymology

apraxia

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Today it means: Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πρᾱξῐ́ᾱ (ăprāxĭ́ā) ← Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō ← Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō
  8. Ancient Greekπρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)
  9. Ancient Greekπρᾶξῐς (prâxĭs)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πρᾱξῐ́ᾱ (ăprāxĭ́ā)
  11. English todayapraxia

From Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía, “inaction”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “activity”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix). By surface analysis, a- + -praxia.

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