Where does “elokuvakriitikko” come from?
elokuvakriitikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kriitikko, from Latin criticus, 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.
elokuvakriitikko (Finnish): film critic
Definitions
- film critic
Ancestry of “elokuvakriitikko”, step by step
elokuvakriitikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kriitikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kriitikko | critic |
| 2 | Latin | criticus | critical, decisive; a critic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via Finnish elokuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elokuva | movie; cinema; in plural also movies, cinema |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |