Etymology of the French word crime
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 French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
crime, Romanian
crimăCognates
Catalan
crim, English
crime, Italian
crimine, Latin
crimen, Portuguese
crime, Spanish
crimenUsage
Word found in Old French
