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Where does “oneirocritic” come from?

oneirocritic (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὀνειροκριτικός, 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.

oneirocritic (English): An interpreter of dreams; Of or relating to the...

Definitions

  1. An interpreter of dreams; Of or relating to the...

Ancestry of “oneirocritic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀνειροκριτικόςfit for interpreting dreams
2Ancient GreekκριτικόςAble to judge, discerning, critical; critic,...
3Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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