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Where does “crīminor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “crīminor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrīmen—
2Proto-Italickreimen—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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