Where does “crimen” come from?

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

crimen (Spanish): violent crime

Definitions

  1. violent crime

Ancestry of “crimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
2Proto-Italickreimen—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “crimen”

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