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criminal.

criminal

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɾimiˈnal/[kɾi.miˈnal]

  1. criminal

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *kréymn̥ Proto-Italic *kreimən Latin crīmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin criminālisbor. Spanish criminal Borrowed from Late Latin criminālis (“criminal”), from Latin crīmen + -ālis.

noun/kɾimiˈnal/[kɾi.miˈnal]

  1. criminal

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *kréymn̥ Proto-Italic *kreimən Latin crīmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin criminālisbor. Spanish criminal Borrowed from Late Latin criminālis (“criminal”), from Latin crīmen + -ālis.

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