Where does “kriminalitet” come from?

kriminalitet (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krȋmen, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

kriminalitet (Serbo-Croatian): criminality, delinquency, crime

Definitions

  1. criminality, delinquency, crime

Ancestry of “kriminalitet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrȋmencrime, offense
2Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
3Proto-Italickreimen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →