Where does “incrimination” come from?

Incrimination comes from Medieval Latin incriminatus, past participle of Latin incrimino meaning to accuse, formed from Latin in and crimen meaning accusation or crime, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to sift or discriminate.

incrimination (English): The act of incriminating someone; accusation

Definitions

  1. The act of incriminating someone; accusation

Ancestry of “incrimination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinincriminatus—
2Latinincriminoto incriminate
3LatincriminoI accuse, indict
4Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
5Proto-Italickreimen—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “incrimination”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →