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Where does “injudiciously” come from?

Injudiciously comes from English injudicious, derived from Latin in- (not) prefixed to judicious, which traces through Old English -līċ (suffix forming adjectives) to Latin in (in, into) and ultimately Proto-Indo-European roots ne (not) and ḱóm (together).

injudiciously (English): In an injudicious manner

Definitions

  1. In an injudicious manner

Ancestry of “injudiciously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinjudiciousShowing poor judgement; not well judged
2EnglishjudiciousHaving, characterized by, or done with good...
3Frenchjudicieuxjudicious
4Latiniūdicō—
5Latiniūdex—
6Latiniūs—
7Latindīcō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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