Question

The Greek root of the word criticism carries the idea of _____.

separating the whole into its parts
combining parts into a whole
removing parts
replacing parts

Answer 1

The answer is B. combining parts into a whole.

Answer 2

separating the whole into its parts

Step-by-step explanation:

Apparently, there are many roots that can be connected to the word.

Krites means "judge"

Kritikos means "able to make judgments".

Krinein, a related Greek term, means "separating out)

Krei, which means "to distinguish", "to sieve", or "to discriminate"

and finally

Krisis, which is a word for a judgment.