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eccritic
Eccritic comes from Ancient Greek ἐκκριτικός ‘secretive’, from κρίνω ‘to separate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-‘to sift, separate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kri-n-yé-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kríňňōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρίνωkrínō‘to separate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκκριτικόςekkritikós‘secretive’
- Englishtodayeccritic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-‘to sift, separate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kri-n-yé-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kríňňōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρίνωkrínō‘to separate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκκριτικόςekkritikós‘secretive’
- Englishtodayeccritic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate’
certain, secretary, secret, crime, criminal, discrimination, discretion, discrete, discreet, discriminate, riddle, discern, endocrine, excrement, excretion, incriminate, rime, excrete, ridder, incrimination, certitude, recrimination, 46 more
through Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō
critique, hypocrite, criticize, criterium, 10 more
through Ancient Greek κρίνω ‘to separate’
Today it means
noun Any remedy that promotes discharges.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krey- / eccritic