Where does “Kriminalist” come from?

Kriminalist (German) comes from German Kriminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Kriminalist (German): criminal detective

Definitions

  1. criminal detective

Ancestry of “Kriminalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKriminalcriminal
2Latincrīmināliscriminal
3Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “Kriminalist”

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