Where does “criminously” come from?
criminously (English) comes from English criminous, from Middle English crymynous, from Latin criminosus, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
criminously (English): In a criminous manner
Definitions
- In a criminous manner
Ancestry of “criminously”, step by step
criminously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English criminous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | criminous | criminal |
| 2 | Middle English | crymynous | disgraceful, shameful; criminally responsible |
| 3 | Latin | criminosus | accusatory, reproachful; slanderous,... |
| 4 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |