Where does “crisis” come from?

crisis (Latin) 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.

crisis (Latin): crisis

Definitions

  1. crisis

Ancestry of “crisis”, 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

Words derived from “crisis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō →