pragmático

See also: pragmatico

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti

Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō

Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (prâgma)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek πρᾱγμᾰτῐκός (prāgmătĭkós)bor.

Latin pragmatĭcusder.

Galician pragmático

Derived from Latin pragmatĭcus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πρᾱγμᾰτῐκός (prāgmătĭkós). By surface analysis, prāgma + -icus.

Adjective

pragmático (feminine pragmática, masculine plural pragmáticos, feminine plural pragmáticas)

1. pragmatic

Derived terms

• pragmaticamente

Related terms

• pragmatismo

Further reading

• “pragmático”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti

Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō

Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (prâgma)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek πρᾱγμᾰτῐκός (prāgmătĭkós)bor.

Latin pragmatĭcusder.

Portuguese pragmático

Derived from Latin pragmatĭcus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πρᾱγμᾰτῐκός (prāgmătĭkós). By surface analysis, prāgma + -icus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾa.ɡiˈma.t͡ʃi.ku/, /pɾaɡˈma.t͡ʃi.ku/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.ɡiˈma.ti.ku/ [pɾɐ.ɣiˈma.ti.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.ɡiˈma.ti.ku/ [pɾɐ.ɣiˈma.ti.ku]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.ɡiˈma.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: prag‧má‧ti‧co

Adjective

pragmático (feminine pragmática, masculine plural pragmáticos, feminine plural pragmáticas)

1. pragmatic; practical; down-to-earth

   Synonym: prático

2. (philosophy) relating to pragmatism

Derived terms

• pragmaticamente

Further reading

• “pragmático”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pragmático” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “pragmático”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti

Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō

Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek πρᾶγμα (prâgma)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek πρᾱγμᾰτῐκός (prāgmătĭkós)bor.

Latin pragmatĭcus

Spanish pragmático

From Latin pragmatĭcus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πρᾱγμᾰτῐκός (prāgmătĭkós). By surface analysis, prāgma + -icus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾaɡˈmatiko/ [pɾaɣ̞ˈma.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -atiko
• Syllabification: prag‧má‧ti‧co

Adjective

pragmático (feminine pragmática, masculine plural pragmáticos, feminine plural pragmáticas)

1. pragmatic

Derived terms

• pragmáticamente

Related terms

• pragmatismo

Further reading

• “pragmático”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025