Where does “nonjudicial” come from?
Nonjudicial derives from English judicial, from Latin iūdiciālis, from Latin iūdicium, from Latin dīcere meaning to speak or decide, related to English nine through Latin novem and Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.
nonjudicial (English): Not judicial; not related to the powers of a...
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Ancestry of “nonjudicial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judicial | Of or relating to the administration of justice;... |
| 2 | Latin | iūdiciālis | belonging to the courts of justice; judicial |
| 3 | Latin | iūdicium | judgment, decision |
| 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 |