| 【prag-, pract-】 are word-forming element usually meaning "do, act" from Greek "prassein, prattein, praktos, praktikos, pragma" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "prag-, pract-"]
practical ****[1601] The practical aspects of something involve real situations and events, rather than just ideas and theories.
practically **[3930] Practically means almost, but not completely or exactly.
practice ****[364] You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice.
practise ****[1286] If you practise something, you keep doing it regularly in order to be able to do it better.
practitioner **[4397] Doctors are sometimes referred to as practitioners or medical practitioners.
[WORD ROOT]root prag
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] prag, pract, practit, pragm
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) prassein, prattein, praktos, praktikos, pragma
[MEANING]root do, act
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 prassein to do, act, perform
- 【Greek】 prattein [=prassein] to do, act, perform
- 【Greek】 praktos done; to be done
- 【Greek】 praktikos [from prassein] fit for action, fit for business; business-like, practical; active, effective, vigorous
- 【Greek】 pragma [from stem of prassein/prattein] (genitive pragmatos) a deed, act; that which has been done; a thing, matter, affair, circumstances, trouble, (literally) a thing done,
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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practical ★★★★[1601] adjective from practical 〈 practice
【DEFINITION】 The practical aspects of something involve real situations and events, rather than just ideas and theories.
【SYNONYM】 virtual, handy, workable
【ANTONYM】 impractical, theoretical
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pract(prag); do, act ⑵ ical(ic); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek praktikos》 [from prassein] fit for action, fit for business; business-like, practical; active, effective, vigorous
【First Known Meaning】 of or pertaining to matters of practice; applied
【DERIVATIVEs】 practical, practicality, practically, practicalness, practice, practicer
practically ★★[3930] adverb from practical 〈 practice
【DEFINITION】 Practically means almost, but not completely or exactly.
【SYNONYM】 virtually
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pract(prag); do, act ⑵ ical(ic); adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek praktikos》 [from prassein] fit for action, fit for business; business-like, practical; active, effective, vigorous
【DERIVATIVEs】 practical, practicality, practically, practicalness, practice
practice ★★★★[364] noun from practice
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to something that people do regularly as a practice.
【pl.】 practices
【SYNONYM】 custom
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pract(prag); do, act ⑵ ice(ics); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek praktikos》 [from prassein] fit for action, fit for business; business-like, practical; active, effective, vigorous
【First Known Meaning】 practical application
【DERIVATIVEs】 practical, practicality, practically, practicalness, practice, practicer
practise ★★★★[1286] verb from practise 〈 practice
【DEFINITION】 If you practise something, you keep doing it regularly in order to be able to do it better.
【Declension/Conjugation】 practised, practised, practising, practises
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pract(prag); do, act ⑵ ise; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek praktikos》 [from prassein] fit for action, fit for business; business-like, practical; active, effective, vigorous
【First Known Meaning】 to do, act
practitioner ★★[4397] noun from practise 〈 practice
【DEFINITION】 Doctors are sometimes referred to as practitioners or medical practitioners.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ practit(prag); do, act ⑵ ion; noun suffix ⑶ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek praktikos》 [from prassein] fit for action, fit for business; business-like, practical; active, effective, vigorous
【First Known Meaning】 one who acquires knowledge from actual practice
Other words containing "prag-, pract-"; apraxia, dyspraxia, parapraxis, practic, practicality, practicalness, practicer, pragma, pragmatic, pragmatism, pragmatist, pragmatistic, praxis
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
pot-
pos-, pon-, pause
port
popul-, people
polis
poli
poie-, poe-
poen-, pen-, pun-
plu-, plus-
plic
