Where does “criminel” come from?

criminel (French) comes from Old French criminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

criminel (French): criminal

Definitions

  1. criminal

Ancestry of “criminel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcriminalcriminal; illegal; against the law
2Latincrīmināliscriminal
3Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “criminel”

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