Where does “uncriticizingly” come from?
uncriticizingly (English) comes from English uncriticizing, from English criticizing, from English criticize, from English critic, from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις — to sift, separate, divide.
uncriticizingly (English): Without criticizing
Definitions
- Without criticizing
Ancestry of “uncriticizingly”, step by step
uncriticizingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncriticizing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncriticizing | That does not criticize |
| 2 | English | criticizing | present participle of criticize |
| 3 | English | criticize | To find fault (with something) |
| 4 | English | critic | A person who appraises the works of others; A... |
| 5 | Middle French | critique | — |
| 6 | Latin | criticus | critical, decisive; a critic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |