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Where does “κρίνω” come from?

κρίνω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

κρίνω (Ancient Greek): To separate, divide, part, distinguish between...

Definitions

  1. To separate, divide, part, distinguish between...

Ancestry of “κρίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “κρίνω”

  • critical
  • crisis
  • criticism
  • criteria
  • critique
  • criterion
  • critic
  • critically
  • crises
  • hypocrisy
  • criticize
  • endocrine
  • criticizing
  • hypocrite
  • criticise
  • uncritical
  • trite
  • neuroendocrine
  • Democritus
  • uncritically
  • supercritical
  • criticality
  • hypercritical
  • subcritical
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →