Where does “juror” come from?
Juror derives from Middle English jurour, from Anglo-Norman jurour, from Latin iurator meaning "one who swears," formed from Latin ius meaning "law" or "oath" with the agent suffix -tor.
juror (English): A member of a jury
Definitions
- A member of a jury
Ancestry of “juror”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | jurour | juror; member of a jury; A person eligible to... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | jurour | — |
| 3 | Latin | iurator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |