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Where does “criminosis” come from?

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

criminosis (Latin): dative masculine plural of crīminōsus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine plural of crīminōsus; dative...

Ancestry of “criminosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincriminosusaccusatory, reproachful; slanderous,...
2Latincrīmen—
3Proto-Italickreimen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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