Etymology

criterium

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Today it means: A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile). Full definition →

French critérium ← Latin critērium ← Ancient Greek κριτήριον
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criterium · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκριτήριον
  2. Latin · derived fromcritērium
  3. French · borrowed fromcritérium“competition”
  4. English todaycriterium

From French critérium (“competition”), from Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).

criterium · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκριτήριον
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcritērium
  3. English todaycriterium

From Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).

Words from the same roots

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