Where does “criminator” come from?

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

criminator (Latin): accuser; slanderer

Definitions

  1. accuser; slanderer

Ancestry of “criminator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrīminorto accuse, denounce, charge
2Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
3Proto-Italickreimen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →