The story
- Latin · derived fromnōtitia“renown”
- English todaynotitia criminis
From Latin nōtitia (“renown”) + crīminis, genitive of crīmen (“verdict”).
Words from the same roots
Latinnōtitia all →
notitia
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
notitia criminis
Today it means: A notice conveyed to a prosecutor that a crime is alleged to have occurred. Full definition →
Latin nōtitia