Where does “ponto crítico” come from?
ponto crítico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese crítico, 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.
ponto crítico (Portuguese): critical point
Definitions
- critical point
Ancestry of “ponto crítico”, step by step
ponto crítico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese crítico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | crítico | Extremely important; critical; Inclined to... |
| 2 | Latin | criticus | critical, decisive; a critic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via Portuguese ponto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ponto | point; dot; dot or tittle of a character |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ponto | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |