Where does “overjudge” come from?
overjudge (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.
overjudge (English): To judge excessively or too harshly; A supreme or...
Definitions
- To judge excessively or too harshly; A supreme or...
Ancestry of “overjudge”, step by step
overjudge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English judge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judge | A public official whose duty it is to administer... |
| 2 | French | juger | To judge, to try; To judge, to deem |
| 3 | Old French | juger | — |
| 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 |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |