hypocritical

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑποκριτικός
2. English todayhypocritical

From hypocritic + -al, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós), from ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I play a part on stage”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I choose”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from mid-16th c. Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.