Where does “cryme” come from?
cryme (Middle English) comes from Old French crime, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
cryme (Middle English): A criminal action or decision; that which is...
Definitions
- A criminal action or decision; that which is...
Ancestry of “cryme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | crime | — |
| 2 | Latin | crīmen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “cryme”