Where does “kriteria” come from?
kriteria (Indonesian) comes from Dutch criteria, from Dutch criterium, from New Latin critērium, 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.
kriteria (Indonesian): criterion, criteria
Definitions
- criterion, criteria
Ancestry of “kriteria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | criteria | |
| 2 | Dutch | criterium | criterion, standard for comparison and... |
| 3 | New Latin | critērium | — |
| 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 |