Etymology of the English word critique
the English word
critiquederived from the French word
critiquederived 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 Greek word
kritike, κριτική
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-Date
The earliest known usage of critique in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
