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Where does “autocrític” come from?

autocrític (Catalan) comes from Catalan crític, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

autocrític (Catalan): self-critical

Definitions

  1. self-critical

Ancestry of “autocrític”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancríticcritical; critic
2Latincriticuscritical, decisive; a critic
3Ancient GreekκριτικόςAble to judge, discerning, critical; critic,...
4Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
5Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
6Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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