English → Latin
“criterion” in Latin
signumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensignīnsignea distinguishing mark, emblem, badge; an ensign, an honour, a badge of honour; a coat of armsnōtusfamiliar, customary, in common use; widely known, famous, well-known; of great renown, illustrious, celebrated, notoriouindiciuminformation, evidence, discovery, notice; reward for information; indication, sign, proof, token
The English word criterion itself goes back to Latin criterion.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
criterion
signum (general term): insigne (the characteristic mark of anything): nota (the mark impressed on anything, to distinguish it by): indicium (that which indicates its nature). (The words are found in this connection and order.) indicium atque insigne; also (alicujus rei) insigne proprium et peculiare; proprium alicujus rei: to use anything as a criterion, adhibere aliquid tamquam obrussam (Cic.): to serve as a criterion, signo esse: that is thee, of such or such a thing, haec est alicujus rei obrussa (Sen., Ep., 13, 1): to try anything by a criterion, aliquid ab obrussam exigere (Sen., Quaest., 4, 5, 1): the criterion of true and false, veri et falsi nota; insigne veri; *veri quasi obrussa.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for criterion?
- The usual Latin words for “criterion” are signum, īnsigne, nōtus; also indicium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.