Where does “criminalistica” come from?

criminalistica (Italian) comes from German Kriminalistik, 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.

criminalistica (Italian): criminalistics; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. criminalistics; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “criminalistica”, step by step

criminalistica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kriminalistik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKriminalistikcriminalistics
2GermanKriminalistcriminal detective
3GermanKriminalcriminal
4Latincrīmināliscriminal
5Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
6Proto-Italickreimen—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Italian criminale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancriminalecriminal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →