Where does “crisis” come from?

crisis (Dutch) comes 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.

crisis (Dutch): crisis; financial crisis

Definitions

  1. crisis; financial crisis

Ancestry of “crisis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrisiscrisis
2Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “crisis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-
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