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Where does “criterionless” come from?

criterionless (English) comes from English criterion, from New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον, 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.

criterionless (English): Without criteria or the use of criteria;...

Definitions

  1. Without criteria or the use of criteria;...

Ancestry of “criterionless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcriterionA standard or test by which individual things or...
2New Latincriterioncriterion
3Ancient Greekκριτήριονmeans of judging, criterion, test, standard;...
4Ancient Greekκριτήςumpire; judge
5Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
6Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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