Where does “precrime” come from?

precrime (English) comes 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.

precrime (English): Before a crime; The act that is close to, or is a...

Definitions

  1. Before a crime; The act that is close to, or is a...

Ancestry of “precrime”, step by step

precrime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrimeA specific act committed in violation of the law;...
2Middle EnglishcrymeA criminal action or decision; that which is...
3Old Frenchcrime
4Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
5Proto-Italickreimen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-
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