Where does “kritikistino” come from?
kritikistino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kritikisto, from Esperanto kritiki, from Latin criticus, 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.
kritikistino (Esperanto): critic
Ancestry of “kritikistino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | kritikisto | critic |
| 2 | Esperanto | kritiki | to criticize |
| 3 | Latin | criticus | critical, decisive; a critic |
| 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 |