Where does “semijudicial” come from?
semijudicial (English) comes from English judicial, from Latin iūdiciālis, from Latin iūdicium, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
semijudicial (English): Somewhat or partly judicial
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly judicial
Ancestry of “semijudicial”, step by step
semijudicial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English judicial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judicial | Of or relating to the administration of justice;... |
| 2 | Latin | iūdiciālis | belonging to the courts of justice; judicial |
| 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 |