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Where does “critica” come from?

critica (Italian) comes 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.

critica (Italian): criticism; female equivalent of critico; feminine...

Definitions

  1. criticism; female equivalent of critico; feminine...

Ancestry of “critica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincriticuscritical, decisive; a critic
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 “critica”

  • ipercritica
  • autocritica
  • criticare
  • criticabile
  • controcritica
  • incriticabile
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