Practicable
/ˈpræk.tɪ.kə.bəl/noun
Capable of being done, used, or carried out successfully.
Did you know?Practicable shares an ancient Indo-European root with words like *practice* and *practical*, all ultimately tied to the idea of “doing” or “acting,” not just thinking.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*prag-
“to do, to act, to make”
Ancient Greek
Greek
praktikos
“fit for action, active, practical”
Late Latin
Latin
practicabilis
“able to be done or performed”
Middle French
Old French
practicable
“able to be carried out; feasible”
16th Century
English
practicable
“capable of being practiced or put into effect”
Modern English
English
practicable
“capable of being done successfully or used effectively”