Where does “extrajudicial” come from?
Extrajudicial comes from Latin extra- combined with -iudicial, from Latin iūdicium, ultimately derived from Latin dīcō and Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to speak or point out.
extrajudicial (English): Out of or beyond the power or authority of a...
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Ancestry of “extrajudicial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judicial | Of or relating to the administration of justice;... |
| 2 | Latin | iūdiciālis | belonging to the courts of justice; judicial |
| 3 | Latin | iūdicium | judgment, decision |
| 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 |