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crisis.

crisis

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɾisis/[ˈkɾi.sis]

  1. crisis

    feminine

  2. attack; fit

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κρῐ́σῐς (krĭ́sĭs)bor. Latin crisislbor. Spanish crisis Learned borrowing from Latin crisis, borrowed from Ancient Greek κρῐ́σῐς (krĭ́sĭs, “decision, judgement”).

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