Where does “crisette” come from?
crisette (Dutch) comes from French crisette, from French crise, from Latin crisis, 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.
crisette (Dutch): a minor crisis, notably in politics
Definitions
- a minor crisis, notably in politics
Ancestry of “crisette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crisette | A minor crisis, a mini-crisis |
| 2 | French | crise | crisis; attack, fit |
| 3 | Latin | crisis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |