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Practice comes from Middle English practice, from the verb practicen, from Middle French practiser, an alteration of practiquer.

1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600practiser¹
2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500practicen¹
3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500practice¹
4. Englishearliest quotation a. 1587practice¹

1. ¹ Wiktionary, English practice
2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., (please specify the folio): “He sought to have that by practice which he…”.