Where does “juryman” come from?
Juryman is a compound of English jury and English man, where jury derives from Anglo-Norman juree, from Latin ius meaning law or right, with the suffix ad- from Latin ad meaning toward, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and men-.
juryman (English): One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as...
Definitions
- One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as...
Ancestry of “juryman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jury | A group of individuals chosen from the general... |
| 2 | Middle English | jure | jury; panel of jurors |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | juree | jury; feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | iurata | nominative feminine singular of iūrātus;... |
| 5 | Latin | iūrō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |