Etymology

autocritical

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Today it means: Critical of oneself, or of one's work or behaviour. Full definition →

English critical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin criticus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*krey-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*krinyéti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*kríňňō
  13. Ancient Greekκρῑ́νω (krī́nō)
  14. Ancient Greekκρῐ- (krĭ-)
  15. Ancient Greekκρῐτής (krĭtḗs)
  16. Ancient Greekκριτικός (kritikós)
  17. Latincriticus
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishcritical
  21. English todayautocritical

From auto- + critical.

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