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Where does “krimi” come from?

krimi (Dutch) comes from German Krimi, from German Kriminalroman, from German roman, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

krimi (Dutch): A crime fiction or a crime series

Definitions

  1. A crime fiction or a crime series

Ancestry of “krimi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrimiA crime story, a crime thriller; An exciting...
2GermanKriminalromanwhodunit, crime novel; crime fiction
3Germanroman—
4FrenchromanRomance; romanesque; A novel
5Old FrenchromanzOld French; a story in Old French; account
6Latinrōmānicē—
7Latin-ē—
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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