Practise
/ˈpræk.tɪs/noun
To perform an activity repeatedly in order to improve or maintain skill.
Did you know?Practise comes from Greek *prássein* meaning “to do, to act,” which passed through Latin and French before becoming the English word for repeated skill-building.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to carry out, do, accomplish”
Ancient Greek
Greek
πράσσειν (prássein)
“to do, to act, to accomplish”
Late Latin
Latin
practicāre
“to do, perform, exercise”
Old French
Old French
pratiquier / practiser
“to practice, carry out”
Middle English
English
practisen
“to perform, carry out, exercise skill”
Modern English
English
practise
“to perform repeatedly in order to improve skill”