Where does “postjudice” come from?
postjudice (English) comes from English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, from Latin praeiūdicium, from Latin iūdicium, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postjudice (English): An opinion or bias acquired after the fact, or...
Definitions
- An opinion or bias acquired after the fact, or...
Ancestry of “postjudice”, step by step
postjudice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prejudice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prejudice | An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand... |
| 2 | Old French | prejudice | harm; damage; prejudgment; prejudice |
| 3 | Latin | praeiūdicium | precedent, example |
| 4 | Latin | iūdicium | judgment, decision |
| 5 | Latin | iūdicō | to examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn |
| 6 | Latin | iūdex | judge |
| 7 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |