Where does “crime” come from?

crime (Italian) comes from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

crime (Italian): crime

Definitions

  1. crime

Ancestry of “crime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
2Proto-Italickreimen—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
4Proto-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 →