Where does “prejudice” come from?

Prejudice derives from Old French prejudice, from Latin praeiudicium, combining Latin prae- (before) and iudicium (judgment), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- (to point or show).

prejudice (English): An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand...

Definitions

An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand...

Ancestry of “prejudice”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	prejudice	harm; damage; prejudgment; prejudice
2	Latin	praeiūdicium	precedent, example
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

Words derived from “prejudice”

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