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Where does “judgment” come from?

Judgment comes from Middle English juggement, from Old French jugement, combining Old French juger with the suffix -ment from Latin -mentum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to speak or think.

judgment (English): The act of judging; The power or faculty of...

Definitions

  1. The act of judging; The power or faculty of...

Ancestry of “judgment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishjuggementjudgment
2Old Frenchjugementjudgment
3Late Latiniudicamentum—
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

Words derived from “judgment”

  • judgmental
  • nonjudgmental
  • judgemental
  • prejudgment
  • misjudgment
  • misjudgement
  • judgmentally
  • nonjudgmentally
  • judgmentalism
  • jedgment
  • nonjudgemental
  • nonjudgment
  • judgementally
  • nonjudgmentalism
  • unjudgmental
  • nonjudgementally
  • unjudgemental
  • nonjudgement
  • forejudgment
  • unjudgmentally
  • unjudgementally
  • hyperjudgmental
  • judgmentless
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