Where does “lay judge” come from?

lay judge (English) comes from English judge, from French juger, from Old French juger, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

lay judge (English): A lay person who acts as a judge, or who assists...

Definitions

  1. A lay person who acts as a judge, or who assists...

Ancestry of “lay judge”, step by step

lay judge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English judge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjudgeA public official whose duty it is to administer...
2FrenchjugerTo judge, to try; To judge, to deem
3Old Frenchjuger
4Latiniūdicōto examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn
5Latiniūdexjudge
6Latiniūslaw, right
7Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English lay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlayTo place down in a position of rest, or in a...
2EnglishLeefor someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag)
3IrishLaoilay, song
4Middle Irishláed
5EnglishloidA lock-picking tool made from a piece of...
6EnglishcelluloidAny of a variety of thermoplastics created from...
7English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
8Latin-oides-like, -form
9Greek-οending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms
10Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
11Spanish-scopio-scope
12Latin-scopium
13Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
14Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-