Etymology of the Latin word crimen
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-Derivations in Latin
criminalis,
criminari,
recriminari,
criminosus,
incriminareDerivations in other languages
French
crime, French
criminogène, Italian
criminologia, Italian
crime, Portuguese
crime, Portuguese
criminado, Spanish
crimen, Spanish
criminologíaCognates
Catalan
crim, English
crime, French
crime, Italian
crimine, Portuguese
crime, Spanish
crimen
