myEtymology.com: Portuguese etymology of crime

Etymology of the Portuguese word crime

the Portuguese word 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-

Catalan crim, English crime, French crime, Italian crimine, Latin crimen, Spanish crimen