Where does “crime” come from?
crime (French) comes from Old French crimne, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
crime (French): A category of severe infractions within French...
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- A category of severe infractions within French...
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Words derived from “crime”