Where does “judiciary” come from?

Judiciary comes from Latin iudiciarius, from Latin -arius (suffix forming agent nouns) and Latin -ium, ultimately from Latin dico meaning to say or show, tracing to Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.

judiciary (English): The collective body of judges, justices, etc; The...

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The collective body of judges, justices, etc; The...

Ancestry of “judiciary”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	iūdiciārius	—
2	Latin	iūdicium	—
3	Latin	iūdicō	—
4	Latin	iūdex	—
5	Latin	iūs	—
6	Latin	dīcō	—
7	Latin	-tiō	—
8	Latin	dissertātiō	—
9	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
10	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
11	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12	Latin	calceus	shoe
13	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
14	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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