Latin

crimen

‘crime’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin crimen.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin crimen, most familiar first.

• crime ← cryme
• criminal ← cryminal ← criminalis
• criminality ← criminalité ← criminalitas ← criminalis
• recrimination ← récriminer ← recrīmināre
• crimen
• criminy ← crimine
• crimination ← criminatio ← crīminor

Etymograph / Latin crimen