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Where does “injudiciousness” come from?

injudiciousness (English) comes from English injudicious, from English judicious, from French judicieux, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

injudiciousness (English): The state or condition of being injudicious

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being injudicious

Ancestry of “injudiciousness”, 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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