'Pragmatic' is Greek for 'fit for business' — from 'prassein' (to do). Actions over theory.
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
From Latin 'pragmaticus' (skilled in business, relating to civil affairs), from Greek 'pragmatikos' (πραγματικός, fit for business, active, versed in affairs), from 'pragma' (πρᾶγμα, a deed, an act, a thing done, a matter of business), from 'prassein' (πράσσειν, to do, to act, to accomplish), from PIE *per- (to lead, to pass through). The core idea is action over theory — a pragmatic person deals with deeds and facts, not abstractions. Key roots: πράσσειν (prassein) (Greek
American Pragmatism — the philosophical school founded by Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey — chose the name deliberately from Greek 'pragma' (a deed). James summarized it: the meaning of any idea lies in its practical consequences. The word 'practice' (from Greek 'praktikos,' fit for doing) is from the same verb