Where does “judgment” come from?

Judgment comes from Middle English juggement, from Old French jugement, combining Old French juger with the suffix -ment from Latin -mentum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to speak or think.

judgment (English): The act of judging; The power or faculty of...

Definitions

The act of judging; The power or faculty of...

Ancestry of “judgment”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	juggement	judgment
2	Old French	jugement	judgment
3	Late Latin	iudicamentum	—
4	Latin	iūdicō	to examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn
5	Latin	iūdex	judge
6	Latin	iūs	law, right
7	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
9	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
11	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
12	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13	Latin	calceus	shoe
14	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
15	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →