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Where does “Kriminalistik” come from?

Kriminalistik (German) comes from German Kriminalist, 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.

Kriminalistik (German): criminalistics

Definitions

  1. criminalistics

Ancestry of “Kriminalistik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKriminalistcriminal detective
2GermanKriminal—
3Latincrīminālis—
4Latincrīmen—
5Proto-Italickreimen—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “Kriminalistik”

  • kriminalistika
  • криминалистика
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