Where does “case citation” come from?
case citation (English) comes from English citation, from Old French citation, from Latin citatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
case citation (English): A combination of numbers and abbreviations used in common law countries to identify an opinion of a court, including the names of the parties, case reporter, name of the court, and year of the decision, and sometimes the page of the opinion that is cited
Definitions
- A combination of numbers and abbreviations used in common law countries to identify an opinion of a court, including the names of the parties, case reporter, name of the court, and year of the decision, and sometimes the page of the opinion that is cited
Ancestry of “case citation”, step by step
case citation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English citation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | citation | An official summons or notice given to a person... |
| 2 | Old French | citation | — |
| 3 | Latin | citatio | summoning, calling; proclamation; citation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Case
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Case | abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines... |
| 2 | German | Käse | cheese; nonsense |
| 3 | Middle High German | kæse | cheese |
| 4 | Old High German | kāsi | cheese |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | cheese |
| 7 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |