Where does “minicrisis” come from?
minicrisis (English) comes from English crisis, from Latin crisis, 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.
minicrisis (English): A small-scale crisis
Definitions
- A small-scale crisis
Ancestry of “minicrisis”, step by step
minicrisis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crisis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crisis | A crucial or decisive point or situation; a... |
| 2 | Latin | crisis | crisis |
| 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 |