English
criticism
From critic + -ism.
A compound of critic + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate, divide’
Ancient Greek κρίνω ‘to judge’
Ancient Greek κριτικός ‘of or for judging, able to discern’
Latin criticus ‘critical, decisive’
Middle French critique
English critic
Today it means
noun The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed.
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Etymograph / criticism