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Where does “крити́ческий” come from?

крити́ческий (Russian) comes from Russian кри́тика, from French critique, from New Latin critica, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “крити́ческий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкри́тика—
2Frenchcritiquecritical; judgemental; criticism
3New Latincriticacritique; inflection of criticus: ##...
4Latincriticuscritical, decisive; a critic
5Ancient GreekκριτικόςAble to judge, discerning, critical; critic,...
6Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
7Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
8Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “крити́ческий”

  • критически
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