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Where does “κριτής” come from?

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

κριτής (Ancient Greek): umpire; judge

Definitions

  1. umpire; judge

Ancestry of “κριτής”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κριτής”

  • criteria
  • criterion
  • multicriteria
  • criterium
  • multicriterion
  • criteriology
  • criteriological
  • subcriterion
  • bicriterion
  • criterionless
  • kritarchy
  • metacriterion
  • noncriteria
  • criteriologically
  • noncriterion
  • tricriterion
  • intercriteria
  • criteriologic
  • criterion
  • criterium
  • critérium
  • criteri
  • falsifieerbaarheidscriterium
  • criterium
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