Where does “criminalize” come from?
Criminalize is derived from English criminal, from Middle English cryminal, from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Latin criminalis, formed with the Latin suffix -alis from Latin crimen meaning accusation or crime.
criminalize (English): To make a crime; to make illegal under criminal...
Definitions
- To make a crime; to make illegal under criminal...
Ancestry of “criminalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 2 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 3 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 4 | Latin | -izō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “criminalize”