Where does “criticastry” come from?
criticastry (English) comes from English criticaster, from English aster, from German Aster, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
criticastry (English): Petty or charlatan criticism
Definitions
- Petty or charlatan criticism
Ancestry of “criticastry”, step by step
criticastry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English criticaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | criticaster | A petty or charlatan critic |
| 2 | English | aster | Any of several plants of the genus "Aster"; one... |
| 3 | German | Aster | A taxonomic plant genus, within tribe Astereae -... |
| 4 | Latin | astēr | A star |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | οὐρέω | I make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |