Where does “kirjallisuuskriitikko” come from?
kirjallisuuskriitikko (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.
kirjallisuuskriitikko (Finnish): literary critic
Definitions
- literary critic
Ancestry of “kirjallisuuskriitikko”, step by step
kirjallisuuskriitikko 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 kirjallisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjallisuus | literature |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjallinen | written; literary |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |