Where does “incriminator” come from?
incriminator (English) comes from English incriminate, from Medieval Latin incriminatus, from Latin incrimino, from Latin crimino, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
incriminator (English): One who incriminates
Definitions
- One who incriminates
Ancestry of “incriminator”, step by step
incriminator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incriminate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incriminate | To accuse or bring criminal charges against; To... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | incriminatus | — |
| 3 | Latin | incrimino | to incriminate |
| 4 | Latin | crimino | I accuse, indict |
| 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 ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |