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...

Definitions

  1. A category of severe infractions within French...

Ancestry of “crime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrimne—
2Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
3Proto-Italickreimen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “crime”

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