Where does “crīminālis” come from?

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

crīminālis (Latin): criminal

Definitions

  1. criminal

Ancestry of “crīminālis”, 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 “crīminālis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen