ENGLISH ROOT WORD: crit-, crisi "judge", "separate" from Greek krinein, krisis, krima

【crit-, crisi】 are word-forming element usually meaning "judge, separate" from Greek "krinein, krisis, krima" from PIE *krei- "to sieve; discriminate, distinguish"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "crit-, crisi"]

crisis ****[1104] A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
criterion **[3961] A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
critic ****[1560] A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.
critical ****[1382] A critical time, factor, or situation is extremely important.
criticise ☆[4536] If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
criticism ****[1864] Criticism is the action of expressing disapproval of something or someone. A criticism is a statement that expresses disapproval.
hypocrisy ☆[5107] If you accuse someone of hypocrisy, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have.
hypocrite ☆[4655] If you accuse someone of being a hypocrite, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have.

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[WORD ROOT]root crit
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] crit, crisis, crite, criter, criti
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) krinein, krisis, krima
[MEANING]root judge, separate

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 krinein to separate, decide
• 【Greek】 krisis turning point, judgment, result of a trial
• 【Greek】 krima

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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crisis ★★★★[1104] noun from crisis 〈 crit
【DEFINITION】 A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
【pl.】 crises
【ROOTs】 crisis(crit); judge, separate
【Etymology】 《Latin cernere》 separate, distinguish, decide; to sift; perceive, comprehend; to judge’
【First Known Meaning】 decisive point in the progress of a disease
【DERIVATIVEs】 critical, critically, crisis, critic, criticise, criticism, criticize

criterion ★★[3961] noun from crit
【DEFINITION】 A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
【pl.】 criteria criterions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ criter(crit); judge, separate ⑵ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek krinein》 to separate, decide
【First Known Meaning】 a standard of judgment or criticism, rule by which opinion or conduct can be tested

critic ★★★★[1560] noun from critic 〈 crit
【DEFINITION】 A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.
【pl.】 critics
【ROOTs】 ⑴ crit; judge, separate ⑵ ic; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek krinein》 to separate, decide
【DERIVATIVEs】 critic, critical, critically, criticisable, criticiser, criticisingly, criticism, criticizable, criticize, criticizer, criticizingly, crisis, criticise

critical ★★★★[1382] adjective
【DEFINITION】 A critical time, factor, or situation is extremely important.
【SYNONYM】 crucial, key
【ROOTs】 ⑴ crit; judge, separate ⑵ ic; adjective suffix ⑶ al; suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek krinein》 to separate, decide
【DERIVATIVEs】 critic, critical, critically, criticisable, criticiser, criticisingly, criticism, criticizable, criticize, criticizer, criticizingly, crisis, criticise

criticise ☆[4536] verb from critic 〈 crit
【DEFINITION】 If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
【Declension/Conjugation】 criticised criticised criticising criticises
【SYNONYM】 blame
【ANTONYM】 praise
【ROOTs】 ⑴ crit; judge, separate ⑵ ic; adjective suffix ⑶ ise(ize); verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek krinein》 to separate, decide
【First Known Meaning】 to pass judgment (usually unfavorable) on something
【DERIVATIVEs】 critic, critical, critically, criticisable, criticiser, criticisingly, criticism, criticizable, criticize, criticizer, criticizingly, crisis, criticise

criticism ★★★★[1864] noun from critic 〈 crit
【DEFINITION】 Criticism is the action of expressing disapproval of something or someone. A criticism is a statement that expresses disapproval.
【pl.】 criticisms
【ANTONYM】 praise
【ROOTs】 ⑴ crit; judge, separate ⑵ ic; adjective suffix ⑶ ism; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek krinein》 to separate, decide
【First Known Meaning】 action of criticizing; a critical remark
【DERIVATIVEs】 critic, critical, critically, criticisable, criticiser, criticisingly, criticism, criticizable, criticize, criticizer, criticizingly, crisis, criticise

hypocrisy ☆[5107] noun from hypocrisy 〈 crit
【DEFINITION】 If you accuse someone of hypocrisy, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have.
【pl.】 hypocrisies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hypo; under, less than ⑵ cris(crit); judge, separate ⑶ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin hypocrisis》 [from Attic Greek hypokrisis] hypocrisy, an imitation of a person's speech and gestures
【First Known Meaning】 the sin of pretending to virtue or goodness,
【DERIVATIVEs】 hypocritical, hypocrisy, hypocrite

hypocrite ☆[4655] noun from hypocrisy 〈 crit
【DEFINITION】 If you accuse someone of being a hypocrite, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have.
【pl.】 hypocrites
【SYNONYM】 Pharisee
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hypo; under ⑵ crite(crit); judge, separate
【Etymology】 《Latin hypocrisis》 [from Attic Greek hypokrisis] hypocrisy, an imitation of a person's speech and gestures
【DERIVATIVEs】 hypocritical, hypocritically, hypocrisy, hypocrite

Other words containing "crit-, crisi"; apocrine, crit, critically, criticaster, criticisable, criticiser, criticisingly, criticizable, criticize, criticizer, criticizingly, critique, diacritic, diacritical, eccrine, eccrinology, eccrisis, eccritic, endocrine, endocrinology, exocrine, heterocrine, holocrine, hypercritical, hypercriticism, hypocritical, hypocritically, kritarchy, Kritosaurus, merocrine, syncrisis

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

cresc
cred
cre-
cracy-
cover
count
corp-, corpor-
cord-, cor-
contra-, contro-
commun-, comun-

 

 

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