Etymology of the English word pragmatism
the English word
pragmatismderived from the English word
pragmaticderived from the Latin word
pragmaticus (pragmatic; skilled in business)
derived from the Greek word
pragmatikos, πραγματικός
derived from the Greek word
pragma, πρᾶγμα (a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material))
derived from the Greek word
prassein, πράσσω
using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from the Greek word
pragma, πρᾶγμα (a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material))
derived from the Greek word
prassein, πράσσω
Derivations in other languages
Italian
pragmatismo, Spanish
pragmatismoUsage
Word found in Modern English
