Where does “Kleinkriminalität” come from?
Kleinkriminalität (German) comes from German Kriminalität, from French criminalité, from French -té, from Middle French -té, from Old French -té, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Kleinkriminalität (German): petty crime
Definitions
- petty crime
Ancestry of “Kleinkriminalität”, step by step
Kleinkriminalität traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kriminalität
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kriminalität | crime practice or habit of committing crimes; criminal acts collectively |
| 2 | French | criminalité | crime; criminality, criminalness |
| 3 | French | -té | -ty |
| 4 | Middle French | -té | -ty |
| 5 | Old French | -té | -ty |
| 6 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via German klein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klein | small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale; little,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | klein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kleini | small, fine, slender; soft, clean; smart,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klainī | fine, small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klainiz | shining, fine, splendid; tender, precious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | g(e)lēi- | gleaming |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |