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Where does “postverdict” come from?

postverdict (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.

postverdict (English): After a verdict

Definitions

  1. After a verdict

Ancestry of “postverdict”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishverdictA decision on an issue of fact in a civil or...
2Middle EnglishverditA verdict; a judgement or ruling; A position or...
3Old Frenchverditverdict
4Vulgar Latinveredictum—
5Latindictuma word, saying, something said; proverb, maxim,...
6Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
7Latindīcō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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