Etymology of the English word apraxia
the English word
apraxiaderived from the New Latin word
apraxiaderived from the Greek word
apraxia, ἀπραξία
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
praxis, πρᾶξις (practice; (concretely) an act; by extension, a function)
derived from the Greek word
prassein, πράσσω
derived from the German word
apraxiaDate
The earliest known usage of apraxia in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
