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Where does “crises” come from?

Crises derives from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, the noun form of κρίνω meaning "to separate or judge," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European krey-.

crises (English): plural of crisis

Definitions

  1. plural of crisis

Ancestry of “crises”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrisisA crucial or decisive point or situation; a...
2Latincrisis—
3Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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