Where does “metacriterion” come from?
metacriterion (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.
metacriterion (English): A criterion used to choose between other criteria
Definitions
- A criterion used to choose between other criteria
Ancestry of “metacriterion”, step by step
metacriterion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English criterion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | criterion | A standard or test by which individual things or... |
| 2 | New Latin | criterion | criterion |
| 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 |