Where does “criterionlessness” come from?
criterionlessness (English) comes from English criterionless, 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 — to sift, separate, divide.
criterionlessness (English): Absence of criteria
Definitions
- Absence of criteria
Ancestry of “criterionlessness”, step by step
criterionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English criterionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | criterionless | Without criteria or the use of criteria;... |
| 2 | English | criterion | A standard or test by which individual things or... |
| 3 | New Latin | criterion | criterion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κριτήριον | means of judging, criterion, test, standard;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κριτής | umpire; judge |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |