Etymograph

English

supercritic

From super- + critic.

Formed from super- + critic

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 A very successful or influential critic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / supercritic