ENGLISH ROOT WORD: crit-, crisi 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"

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

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

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

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

crisis, criterion, critic, critical, criticise, criticism, criticize, critique, diacritic, diacritical, hypercritical, hypocrisy, hypocrite

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

 

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

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

critic [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
【DERIVATIVEs】 critic, critical, critically, criticisable, criticiser, criticisingly, criticism, criticizable, criticize, criticizer, criticizingly, crisis, criticise
【Etymology】 [Greek] krinein to separate, decide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ crit; judge, separate ⑵ ic; adjective suffix

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

criticise [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.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to pass judgment (usually unfavorable) on something
【CONJUGATIONs】 criticised criticised criticising criticises
【DERIVATIVEs】 critic, critical, critically, criticisable, criticiser, criticisingly, criticism, criticizable, criticize, criticizer, criticizingly, crisis, criticise
【SYNONYM】 blame
【ANTONYM】 praise
【Etymology】 [Greek] krinein to separate, decide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ crit; judge, separate ⑵ ic; adjective suffix ⑶ ise(ize); verb suffix

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

 

 

criticize [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.
【CONJUGATIONs】 criticized, criticized, criticizing, criticizes
【DERIVATIVEs】 critic, critical, critically, criticisable, criticiser, criticisingly, criticism, criticizable, criticize, criticizer, criticizingly, crisis, criticise
【SYNONYM】 fault
【ANTONYM】 praise
【Etymology】 [Greek] krinein to separate, decide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ crit; judge, separate ⑵ ic; adjective suffix ⑶ ize; verb suffix

critique [noun] from critic < crit
【DEFINITION】 A critique is a written examination and judgment of a situation or of a person's work or ideas.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 critical examination or review of the merits of something
【Etymology】 [Greek] krinein to separate, decide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ criti(crit); judge, separate ⑵ que; art

diacritic [adjective] from diacritic < crit
【DEFINITION】 another word for diacritical
【PRIMARY MEANING】 serving to distinguish
【Etymology】 [Greek] krinein to separate, decide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dia; between ⑵ crit; judge, separate ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

diacritical [adjective] from diacritic < crit
【DEFINITION】 of or relating to a diacritic
【Etymology】 [Greek] krinein to separate, decide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dia; through, across ⑵ crit; judge, separate ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix

hypercritical [adjective] from critic < crit
【DEFINITION】 criticizing other people or things too strongly or too often
【COMPOSITION】 hyper + critical
【Etymology】 [Greek] krinein to separate, decide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hyper; over, beyond ⑵ crit; judge, separate ⑶ ic; adjective suffix ⑷ al; adjective suffix

hypocrisy [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.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 the sin of pretending to virtue or goodness,
【pl.】 hypocrisies
【DERIVATIVEs】 hypocritical, hypocrisy, hypocrite
【Etymology】 [Latin] hypocrisis [from Attic Greek hypokrisis] hypocrisy, an imitation of a person's speech and gestures
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hypo; under, less than ⑵ crit; judge, separate

hypocrite [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
【DERIVATIVEs】 hypocritical, hypocritically, hypocrisy, hypocrite
【SYNONYM】 Pharisee
【Etymology】 [Latin] hypocrisis [from Attic Greek hypokrisis] hypocrisy, an imitation of a person's speech and gestures
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hypo; under ⑵ crite(crit); judge, separate

 

 

Other word list containing crit-, crisi; criticizer, criticiser, criticizable, criticisable, criticizingly, criticisingly, critically, apocrine, criticaster, eccrine, eccrinology, eccrisis, eccritic, endocrine, endocrinology, exocrine, heterocrine, holocrine, hypercriticism, kritarchy, Kritosaurus, merocrine, syncrisis, crit

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

cresc
cred
cre-
cracy-
come
cover
costa-, cost-
count
cosm-, cosmo-
cohort

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cresc from Latin crescere, crescens

 

 

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