Etymology

incrimination

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Today it means: The act of incriminating someone. Full definition →

Medieval Latin incriminatus ← Latin crimino
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  1. Latin · derived fromcrimino
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromincriminatus
  3. English todayincrimination

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incriminatus ( + -ion), from incrimino, from Latin crimino. Equivalent to incriminate + -ion.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinincriminatus all →

incriminate

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