Where does “criticiser” come from?

criticiser (English) comes from English criticise, from English critic, from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “criticiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcriticiseAlternative spelling of criticize
2EnglishcriticA person who appraises the works of others; A...
3Middle Frenchcritique
4Latincriticuscritical, decisive; a critic
5Ancient GreekκριτικόςAble to judge, discerning, critical; critic,...
6Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
7Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
8Proto-Hellenickríňňō
9Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-