Where does “megaverdict” come from?
megaverdict (English) comes from English verdict, from Middle English verdit, from Old French verdit, from Vulgar Latin veredictum, from Latin dictum, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
megaverdict (English): A legal verdict that awards damages of a million...
Definitions
- A legal verdict that awards damages of a million...
Ancestry of “megaverdict”, step by step
megaverdict traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verdict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verdict | A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or... |
| 2 | Middle English | verdit | A verdict; a judgement or ruling; A position or... |
| 3 | Old French | verdit | verdict |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | veredictum | — |
| 5 | Latin | dictum | a word, saying, something said; proverb, maxim,... |
| 6 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |