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
- In a recriminating manner
Ancestry of “recriminatingly”, step by step
recriminatingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recriminating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recriminating | present participle of recriminate |
| 2 | English | recriminate | To accuse in return, state an accusation in... |
| 3 | Latin | recriminatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | recrimino | — |
| 5 | Latin | crimen | A judicial decision, verdict, or judgment; An... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |