English
eccritic
Eccritic comes from Ancient Greek ἐκκριτικός ‘secretive’, from κρίνω ‘to separate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-1‘to sift, separate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kri-n-yé-ti1reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kríňňō1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρίνω2krínō‘to separate’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκκριτικός2ekkritikós‘secretive’
- Englishtodayeccritic2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κρίνω
- 2 Wiktionary, English eccritic
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κρίνω‘to sift, separate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kri-n-yé-tiWiktionary, Ancient Greek κρίνωreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kríňňōWiktionary, Ancient Greek κρίνωreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρίνωWiktionary, English eccritickrínō‘to separate’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκκριτικόςWiktionary, English eccriticekkritikós‘secretive’
- EnglishtodayeccriticWiktionary, English eccritic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate’
certain, secretary, secret, crime, criminal, discrimination, discretion, discrete, discreet, discriminate, riddle, discern, endocrine, excrement, excretion, incriminate, rime, excrete, ridder, incrimination, certitude, recrimination, 44 more
through Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō
critique, hypocrite, criticize, criterium, 8 more
through Ancient Greek κρίνω ‘to separate’
Today it means
noun Any remedy that promotes discharges.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “eccritic”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek κρίνω. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krey- / eccritic