Where does “recriminate” come from?

recriminate (English) comes from Latin recriminatus, from Latin recrimino, from Latin crimen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

recriminate (English): To accuse in return, state an accusation in...

Definitions

  1. To accuse in return, state an accusation in...

Ancestry of “recriminate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrecriminatus—
2Latinrecrimino—
3LatincrimenA judicial decision, verdict, or judgment; An...
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “recriminate”

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