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Where does “criminosus” come from?

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

criminosus (Latin): accusatory, reproachful; slanderous,...

Definitions

  1. accusatory, reproachful; slanderous,...

Ancestry of “criminosus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “criminosus”

  • criminous
  • criminousness
  • criminously
  • criminosis
  • criminoso
  • criminoso
  • crymynous
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