Where does “criminalis” come from?

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

criminalis (Late Latin): criminal

Definitions

  1. criminal

Ancestry of “criminalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
2Proto-Italickreimen—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “criminalis”

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