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Where does “crimne” come from?

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

Ancestry of “crimne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “crimne”

  • crime
  • cybercrime
  • anticrime
  • crimeware
  • crimefighting
  • crimeless
  • crimeridden
  • crimefighter
  • precrime
  • noncrime
  • postcrime
  • crimefree
  • crimeful
  • crimebuster
  • crimewave
  • crimethink
  • crimelike
  • crimebusting
  • crimestopper
  • crime-ridden
  • e-crime
  • aftercrime
  • decrime
  • knifecrime
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