Etymology

uncritical

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Today it means: Lacking critique or critical examination; undiscriminating. Full definition →

English critical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin criticus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*krey-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*krinyéti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kríňňō
  11. Ancient Greekκρῑ́νω (krī́nō)
  12. Ancient Greekκρῐ- (krĭ-)
  13. Ancient Greekκρῐτής (krĭtḗs)
  14. Ancient Greekκριτικός (kritikós)
  15. Latincriticus
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishcritical
  19. English todayuncritical

From un- + critical.

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