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
- criminalistics
Ancestry of “Kriminalistik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kriminalist | criminal detective |
| 2 | German | Kriminal | criminal |
| 3 | Latin | crīminālis | criminal |
| 4 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |