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Where does “ipercritica” come from?

ipercritica (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

ipercritica (Italian): hypercriticism; feminine singular of ipercritico

Definitions

  1. hypercriticism; feminine singular of ipercritico

Ancestry of “ipercritica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancriticacriticism; female equivalent of critico; feminine...
2Latincriticuscritical, decisive; a critic
3Ancient GreekκριτικόςAble to judge, discerning, critical; critic,...
4Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
5Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
6Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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