Where does “crimelessness” come from?
crimelessness (English) comes from English crimeless, from English crime, from Middle English cryme, from Old French crime, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
crimelessness (English): Absence of crime
Definitions
- Absence of crime
Ancestry of “crimelessness”, step by step
crimelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crimeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crimeless | Without crime; Free from crime; innocent |
| 2 | English | crime | A specific act committed in violation of the law;... |
| 3 | Middle English | cryme | A criminal action or decision; that which is... |
| 4 | Old French | crime | — |
| 5 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |