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
- criticality, criticalness
Ancestry of “kriittisyys”, step by step
kriittisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kriittinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kriittinen | critical |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |