Where does “criminalitat” come from?

criminalitat (Catalan) comes from Catalan criminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

criminalitat (Catalan): criminality

Definitions

  1. criminality

Ancestry of “criminalitat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancriminalcriminal against the law
2Latincrīmināliscriminal
3Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →