Where does “Kriminologie” come from?

Kriminologie (German) comes from German kriminell, from French criminel, 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.

Kriminologie (German): criminology

Definitions

  1. criminology

Ancestry of “Kriminologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankriminellcriminal
2Frenchcriminelcriminal
3Old Frenchcriminalcriminal; illegal; against the law
4Latincrīmināliscriminal
5Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
6Proto-Italickreimen—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →
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