Where does “diacritically” come from?
diacritically (English) comes from English diacritical, from English diacritic, 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 — to sift, separate, divide.
diacritically (English): In a diacritical manner
Definitions
- In a diacritical manner
Ancestry of “diacritically”, step by step
diacritically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diacritical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diacritical | Capable of distinguishing or of making a... |
| 2 | English | diacritic | distinguishing; Denoting a distinguishing mark... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διακριτικός | distinguishing, separative |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 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 |