Where does “crīmen” come from?

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

crīmen (Latin): a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment

Definitions

  1. a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment

Ancestry of “crīmen”, step by step

crīmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kreimen

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

via Proto-Italic *kreimə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kreimə—

Words derived from “crīmen”

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