Where does “crit” come from?
crit (English) comes from English criterium, from French critérium, from Latin criterium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον, from Ancient Greek κριτής, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti — to sift, separate, divide.
crit (English): Criticism; Critique; A proponent of critical...
Definitions
- Criticism; Critique; A proponent of critical...
Ancestry of “crit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | criterium | A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of... |
| 2 | French | critérium | criterium; mechanical pencil |
| 3 | Latin | criterium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κριτήριον | means of judging, criterion, test, standard;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κριτής | umpire; judge |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |