Etymology of the Latin word crisis
the Medieval Latin word
crisis (judgment; crisis, critical stage in one's life)
derived from the Greek word
krisis, κρίσις (by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law))
derived from the Greek word
krinein, κρίνω (to separate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-Derivations in other languages
English
crisis, French
crise, Italian
crisi, Portuguese
criseUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
