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Where does “recriminatingly” come from?

recriminatingly (English) comes from English recriminating, from English recriminate, 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.

recriminatingly (English): In a recriminating manner

Definitions

  1. In a recriminating manner

Ancestry of “recriminatingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrecriminatingpresent participle of recriminate
2EnglishrecriminateTo accuse in return, state an accusation in...
3Latinrecriminatus—
4Latinrecrimino—
5LatincrimenA judicial decision, verdict, or judgment; An...
6Proto-Italickreimen—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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