Where does “misdaadroman” come from?

misdaadroman (Dutch) comes from Dutch roman, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

misdaadroman (Dutch): crime novel

Definitions

  1. crime novel

Ancestry of “misdaadroman”, step by step

misdaadroman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch roman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchromanA novel
2FrenchromanRomance; romanesque; A novel
3Old FrenchromanzOld French; a story in Old French; account
4Latinrōmānicēin the Roman manner
5Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Dutch misdaad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmisdaadcrime
2Middle Dutchmisdaet
3Old Dutchmisdādmisdeed
4Proto-Germanicmissadēdizmisdeed, wrongful act
5Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin