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Where does “critiquable” come from?

critiquable (English) comes from English critique, from French critique, from New Latin critica, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō — to sift, separate, divide.

critiquable (English): Able to be critiqued

Definitions

  1. Able to be critiqued

Ancestry of “critiquable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcritiqueThe art of criticism; An essay in which another...
2Frenchcritiquecritical; judgemental; criticism
3New Latincriticacritique; inflection of criticus: ##...
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
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