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Where does “adjudge” come from?

Adjudge comes from Old French ajugier, from Latin adiudicare, combining Latin ad- (to) and a root meaning to point out or show, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.

adjudge (English): To declare to be; To deem or determine to be; To...

Definitions

  1. To declare to be; To deem or determine to be; To...

Ancestry of “adjudge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchajugier—
2Latinadiūdicō—
3Latiniūdicō—
4Latiniūdex—
5Latiniūs—
6Latindīcō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “adjudge”

  • adjudger
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