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Where does “κρίση” come from?

κρίση (Greek) comes 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.

κρίση (Greek): judgment, opinion, verdict; judgement,...

Definitions

  1. judgment, opinion, verdict; judgement,...

Ancestry of “κρίση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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