Where does “diacritic” come from?
diacritic (English) comes from Ancient Greek διακριτικός, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
diacritic (English): distinguishing; Denoting a distinguishing mark...
Definitions
- distinguishing; Denoting a distinguishing mark...
Ancestry of “diacritic”, step by step
diacritic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek διακριτικός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | διακριτικός | distinguishing, separative |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός | penetrating, piercing |