English
criminalisation
From criminal + -isation or criminalise + -ation.
Formed from criminal + -isation
Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate’
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Latin crimen ‘judgment, verdict; crime’
Late Latin criminalis
Anglo-Norman criminal
Middle English cryminal ‘relating to crime’
English criminal
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / criminalisation