Etymology of the English word critic
the English word
criticderived from the Vulgar Latin word
criticus (critical; decisive; literary critic)
derived from the Greek word
kritikos, κριτικός (decisive ('critical'); discriminative)
derived from the Greek word
krites, κριτής (a judge (genitive case or specially))
derived from the Greek word
krinein, κρίνω (to separate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-derived from the Greek word
comederived from the Greek word
krinein, κρίνω (to separate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-derived from the Latin word
criticderived from the Greek word
kritikos, κριτικός (decisive ('critical'); discriminative)
derived from the Greek word
krites, κριτής (a judge (genitive case or specially))
derived from the Greek word
krinein, κρίνω (to separate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-Date
The earliest known usage of critic in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
critical,
criticaster,
criticism,
criticizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
