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Where does “kriittisyys” come from?

kriittisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kriittinen, 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.

kriittisyys (Finnish): criticality, criticalness

Definitions

  1. criticality, criticalness

Ancestry of “kriittisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkriittinencritical
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

Words derived from “kriittisyys”

  • itsekriittisyys
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