Where does “judging” come from?
Judging comes from Middle English jugen, from Old French jugier, from Latin iudico, derived from Latin dico, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.
judging (English): Present participle and gerund of judge; Present...
Definitions
- Present participle and gerund of judge; Present...
Ancestry of “judging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judge | A public official whose duty it is to administer... |
| 2 | French | juger | To judge, to try; To judge, to deem |
| 3 | Old French | juger | — |
| 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 |