Etymology

praxis

prax·is
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Today it means: The practical application of any branch of learning. Full definition →

Latin prāxis ← Ancient Greek πρᾶξις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπρᾶξις“action, activity, practice”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromprāxis
  3. English todaypraxis

Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρᾶξις all →

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