Pragma
/ˈpræɡ.mə/noun
A thing done or a practical matter; in modern use, a real-world, action-oriented approach.
Did you know?Pragma comes from Greek prâgma, meaning “deed” or “thing done,” from the same root that gave English words like “practical” and “pragmatic,” tying action itself to ancient ideas of doing and business.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*prāg-
“to do, to make, to act”
Ancient Greek
Greek
πρᾶγμα (prâgma)
“a deed, act, affair, thing done”
Late Latin
Latin
pragma
“a practical matter or affair”
Modern English
English
pragma
“a practical matter; in some contexts, a real-world approach”
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