Where does “jurisdictional” come from?

Jurisdictional comes from English jurisdiction, which derives from Latin -tio (suffix forming nouns of action), combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- meaning to show or point out.

jurisdictional (English): Of or pertaining to jurisdiction

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to jurisdiction

Ancestry of “jurisdictional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjurisdictionThe power, right, or authority to interpret and...
2Latiniurisdictiojurisdiction
3Latiniūslaw, right
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “jurisdictional

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-