Etymology of the English word criminalize
the English word
criminalizederived from the English word
criminalderived from the Old French word
criminelderived from the Latin word
criminalis (criminal; of, pertaining to crime)
derived 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-using the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Usage
Word found in Modern English
