Where does “crime” come from?

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

crime (Portuguese): crime

Definitions

  1. crime

Ancestry of “crime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcrimeA category of severe infractions within French...
2Old Frenchcrimne—
3Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “crime”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →