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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.

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”

  • crisis
  • crises
  • precrisis
  • postcrisis
  • noncrisis
  • ecocrisis
  • anticrisis
  • crisis-ridden
  • Eurocrisis
  • multicrisis
  • precrisi
  • anticrisi
  • crisi
  • криза
  • криз
  • crise
  • crisette
  • crises
  • crise
  • anticrise
  • crisette
  • crisis
  • krízis
  • krízisek
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