Etymology

subcritical

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Today it means: Of less than critical importance Full definition →

English critical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin criticus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*krey-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*krinyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kríňňō
  9. Ancient Greekκρῑ́νω (krī́nō)
  10. Ancient Greekκρῐ- (krĭ-)
  11. Ancient Greekκρῐτής (krĭtḗs)
  12. Ancient Greekκριτικός (kritikós)
  13. Latincriticus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishcritical
  17. English todaysubcritical

From sub- + critical.

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