Where does “criminoso” come from?

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

criminoso (Spanish): criminal

Definitions

  1. criminal

Ancestry of “criminoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcriminoso—
2Latincriminosusaccusatory, reproachful; slanderous,...
3Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
4Proto-Italickreimen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
6Proto-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 →