Where does “kriminal” come from?
kriminal (German) comes from Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
kriminal (German): criminal
Definitions
- criminal
Ancestry of “kriminal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | criminalis | criminal |
| 2 | Latin | crimen | A judicial decision, verdict, or judgment; An... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |