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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
3Latiniūs—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
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”

  • interjurisdictional
  • multijurisdictional
  • jurisdictionally
  • interjurisdictionally
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