Where does “judicialese” come from?
judicialese (English) comes from English judicial, from Latin iūdiciālis, from Latin iūdicium, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
judicialese (English): The jargon associated with the court system and the administration of justice
Definitions
- The jargon associated with the court system and the administration of justice
Ancestry of “judicialese”, step by step
judicialese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English judicial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judicial | Of or relating to the administration of justice;... |
| 2 | Latin | iūdiciālis | belonging to the courts of justice; judicial |
| 3 | Latin | iūdicium | judgment, decision |
| 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 |