Etymology of the English word witticism
the English word
witticismderived from the English word
wittyusing the English suffix
-yderived from the English word
witderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*witananderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*witjanderived from the English word
criticismderived from 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-using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Date
The earliest known usage of witticism in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
