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Where does “incriminar” come from?

incriminar (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin incriminare, from Latin criminare, from Latin crimino, from English incrimination, from Medieval Latin incriminatus, from Latin incrimino, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

incriminar (Spanish): to incriminate

Definitions

  1. to incriminate

Ancestry of “incriminar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinincriminare—
2Latincriminaresecond-person singular present passive indicative...
3LatincriminoI accuse, indict
4EnglishincriminationThe act of incriminating someone; accusation
5Medieval Latinincriminatus—
6Latinincrimino—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →