Where does “kriminalist” come from?
kriminalist (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kriminalìstika, from German Kriminalistik, from German Kriminalist, from German Kriminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ — to sift, separate, divide.
kriminalist (Serbo-Croatian): criminologist
Definitions
- criminologist
Ancestry of “kriminalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kriminalìstika | criminology |
| 2 | German | Kriminalistik | criminalistics |
| 3 | German | Kriminalist | criminal detective |
| 4 | German | Kriminal | criminal |
| 5 | Latin | crīminālis | criminal |
| 6 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |