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English word critique comes from Proto-Indo-European *krey-, and later Latin criticus ((medicine) critical, decisive A critic.)

*krey- (Proto-Indo-European)

κρίνω (Ancient Greek)

κρίσις (Ancient Greek)

κριτικός (Ancient Greek)

criticus (Latin)

(medicine) critical, decisive A critic.

critica (New Latin)

critique (French)

(of a person) judgemental. Critical (of great importance). Critical (related to criticism). Critical (urgent) Critic (profession). Criticism. Reason; logic. Review, usually written.

critique (English)

(US) To review something. (obsolete) A critic; one who criticises.. A point made to criticize something.. An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.. The art of criticism.

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