Where does “critērium” come from?
critērium (New 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”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κριτήριον | means of judging, criterion, test, standard;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κριτής | umpire; judge |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |