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Where does “injudicious” come from?

Injudicious derives from Middle English in- (not) prefixed to judicious, from Latin in- (not) and Latin in (in), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not) and oyd- and en (being).

injudicious (English): Showing poor judgement; not well judged

Definitions

  1. Showing poor judgement; not well judged

Ancestry of “injudicious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjudiciousHaving, characterized by, or done with good...
2Frenchjudicieuxjudicious
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 “injudicious”

  • injudiciously
  • injudiciousness
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