Where does “κριτήριον” come from?

κριτήριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κριτής, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

κριτήριον (Ancient Greek): means of judging, criterion, test, standard;...

Definitions

  1. means of judging, criterion, test, standard;...

Ancestry of “κριτήριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκριτήςumpire; judge
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “κριτήριον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyétiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō