-praxiacomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek; probably partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymon: Greek -πραξία.
Etymology: < ancient Greek -πραξία (in e.g. ἀπραξία (compare apraxia n.), δυσπραξία (compare dyspraxia n.)), probably partly after German -praxie (compare apraxia n.).Formations are found from the early 20th cent. Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).