Where does “noncriteria” come from?
noncriteria (English) comes from English criteria, from 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.
noncriteria (English): plural of noncriterion; That is not a criterion
Definitions
- plural of noncriterion; That is not a criterion
Ancestry of “noncriteria”, step by step
noncriteria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English criteria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | criteria | plural of criterion; A single criterion |
| 2 | 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 |