Where does “yrkeskriminell” come from?
yrkeskriminell (Swedish) comes from Swedish kriminell, from French criminel, from Old French criminal, from Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
yrkeskriminell (Swedish): career criminal
Definitions
- career criminal
Ancestry of “yrkeskriminell”, step by step
yrkeskriminell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kriminell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kriminell | criminal |
| 2 | French | criminel | criminal |
| 3 | Old French | criminal | criminal; illegal; against the law |
| 4 | Latin | crīminālis | criminal |
| 5 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |