Where does “incrīminō” come from?
incrīminō (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin crimino, from English incrimination, from Medieval Latin incriminatus, from Latin incrimino, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
Ancestry of “incrīminō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crimino | I accuse, indict |
| 2 | English | incrimination | The act of incriminating someone; accusation |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | incriminatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | incrimino | to incriminate |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |