Where does “misjudgement” come from?
misjudgement (English) comes from English judgement, from Old French jugement, from Late Latin iudicamentum, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
misjudgement (English): Alternative form of misjudgment
Definitions
- Alternative form of misjudgment
Ancestry of “misjudgement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judgement | Alternative spelling of judgment |
| 2 | Old French | jugement | judgment |
| 3 | Late Latin | iudicamentum | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūdicō | to examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn |
| 5 | Latin | iūdex | judge |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 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 |