Where does “prejudgment” come from?

Prejudgment comes from Middle English prejudgement, from Latin praeiudicium, combining prae- (before) and iudicium (judgment), ultimately derived from Latin dico (to say) and the Proto-Indo-European roots deyḱ- (to show) and men- (to think).

prejudgment (English): A judgment made before the evidence has been...

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A judgment made before the evidence has been...

Ancestry of “prejudgment”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Judgment	The act of judging
2	Middle English	juggement	judgment
3	Old French	jugement	judgment
4	Late Latin	iudicamentum	—
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

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →