Where does “criterium” come from?
criterium (English) comes from French critérium, from Latin criterium, 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.
criterium (English): A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of...
Definitions
- A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of...
Ancestry of “criterium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | critérium | criterium; mechanical pencil |
| 2 | Latin | criterium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κριτήριον | means of judging, criterion, test, standard;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κριτής | umpire; judge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |