Where does “kritik” come from?
kritik (English) comes from German Kritik, 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.
kritik (English): In formal debating, an argument that challenges a certain mindset or assumption made by the opposing team, often from the perspective of critical theory, rather than dealing directly with the topic under debate
Definitions
- In formal debating, an argument that challenges a certain mindset or assumption made by the opposing team, often from the perspective of critical theory, rather than dealing directly with the topic under debate
Ancestry of “kritik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kritik | criticism; criticism, review; critique, review |
| 2 | French | critique | critical; judgemental; criticism |
| 3 | New Latin | critica | critique; inflection of criticus: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | criticus | critical, decisive; a critic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |