Where does “criticabile” come from?
criticabile (Italian) comes from Italian criticare, from Italian critica, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti — to sift, separate, divide.
criticabile (Italian): objectionable, questionable
Definitions
- objectionable, questionable
Ancestry of “criticabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | criticare | to criticize |
| 2 | Italian | critica | criticism; female equivalent of critico; feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | criticus | critical, decisive; a critic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |