Where does “juridical” come from?
Juridical comes from English juridic, from Latin dīcō meaning "to say," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots deyḱ- and h₂ey- relating to speech and utterance.
juridical (English): Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal;...
Ancestry of “juridical”, step by step
juridical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English juridic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | juridic | juridical |
| 2 | Latin | iūridicus | relating to the administration of justice; judiciary |
| 3 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin iuridicalis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | iuridicalis | — |