myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of crimen

Etymology of the Spanish word crimen

the Spanish word crimen

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, Portuguese crime