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Where does “recrimination” come from?

Recrimination comes from French récrimination, derived from Old French -ation and Latin crimen meaning accusation or charge, with the suffix -tio forming action nouns from Proto-Indo-European krey-.

recrimination (English): The act of recriminating; A counter or mutual...

Definitions

  1. The act of recriminating; A counter or mutual...

Ancestry of “recrimination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrécriminationrecrimination; bitter criticism
2French-ation-ation
3Middle French-ation-ation
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “recrimination”

  • self-recrimination
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