Where does “criticable” come from?
criticable (Spanish) comes from Catalan criticar, from Catalan crític, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti — to sift, separate, divide.
criticable (Spanish): reprehensible, criticizable
Definitions
- reprehensible, criticizable
Ancestry of “criticable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | criticar | to criticize |
| 2 | Catalan | crític | critical; critic |
| 3 | Latin | criticus | critical, decisive; a critic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κριτικός | Able to judge, discerning, critical; critic,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |