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Where does “cryminal” come from?

cryminal (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

cryminal (Middle English): Relating to crime or illegal actions; criminal;...

Definitions

  1. Relating to crime or illegal actions; criminal;...

Ancestry of “cryminal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normancriminalcriminal; illegal; against the law
2Latincrīminālis—
3Latincrīmen—
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “cryminal”

  • criminal
  • criminology
  • criminally
  • criminalization
  • criminological
  • criminalize
  • criminologist
  • criminogenic
  • noncriminal
  • decriminalization
  • criminalise
  • criminalist
  • criminalistic
  • overcriminalization
  • biocriminology
  • cybercriminal
  • decriminalise
  • criminologically
  • anticriminal
  • archcriminal
  • quasicriminal
  • biocriminological
  • recriminalization
  • recriminalize
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