Etymology of the English word crime
the English word
crimederived from the Old French word
crimederived from the Latin word
crimen (indictment, charge, accusation; sin, guilt; crime)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
cernere (sift, separate, distinguish)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-Date
The earliest known usage of crime in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Catalan
crim, French
crime, Italian
crimine, Latin
crimen, Portuguese
crime, Spanish
crimenUsage
Word found in Modern English
