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kritik
Kritik comes from German Kritik ‘criticism’, from Ancient Greek κρῐτής ‘judge’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate’.
- 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 BCEκρῑ́νωkrī́nō‘to judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρῐτής‘judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκριτικός‘Able to judge, discerning, critical’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcriticus‘critical, decisive’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcritique
- Germanc. 1650–presentKritik‘criticism’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002kritik
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 BCEκρῑ́νωkrī́nō‘to judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρῐτής‘judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκριτικός‘Able to judge, discerning, critical’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcriticus‘critical, decisive’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcritique
- Germanc. 1650–presentKritik‘criticism’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002kritik
Earliest quotation: 2002, Kenneth T. Broda-Bahm, Perspectives in Controversy: “Too much debate theory is based on power rather…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate’
certain, secretary, secret, crime, criminal, crisis, discrimination, discretion, discrete, discreet, discriminate, discern, riddle, criterion, endocrine, excrement, excretion, incriminate, excrete, rime, incrimination, ridder, recrimination, certitude, 45 more
through Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω ‘to judge’
through Ancient Greek κριτικός ‘Able to judge, discerning, critical’
through Latin criticus ‘critical, decisive’
through French critique
Today it means
noun In formal debating, an argument that challenges a certain mindset or assumption made by the opposing team, often from the perspective of critical theory, rather than dealing directly with the topic under debate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krey- / kritik