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Where does “kriminalistisch” come from?

kriminalistisch (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.

kriminalistisch (German): criminological

Definitions

  1. criminological

Ancestry of “kriminalistisch”, step by step

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