critic
/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ · noun
Meaning
- A person who appraises the works of others.
- A specialist in judging works of art.
- One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
- An opponent.
- Obsolete form of critique (“an act of criticism”).
- Obsolete form of critique (“the art of criticism”).
- To criticise.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”).
- κριτικός(Ancient Greek)→
- criticus(Latin)→
- critique(frm)→
- *krey-(ine-pro)→
- critic (English)
- Relations: root, bor, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- kritiko(Tagalog) (sl)
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