Where does “[[critērium]], [[critērion]]” come from?

[[critērium]], [[critērion]] (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “[[critērium]], [[critērion]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκριτήριονmeans of judging, criterion, test, standard;...
2Ancient Greekκριτήςumpire; judge
3Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
4Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “[[critērium]], [[critērion]]”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō →