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Where does “judgement” come from?

Judgement comes from Old French jugement, composed of Old French juger and the suffix -ment from Latin -mentum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to say and to think.

judgement (English): Alternative spelling of judgment

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of judgment

Ancestry of “judgement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjugementjudgment
2Late Latiniudicamentum—
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 “judgement”

  • judgemental
  • misjudgement
  • nonjudgemental
  • judgementally
  • nonjudgementally
  • unjudgemental
  • nonjudgement
  • unjudgementally
  • forejudgement
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