Where does “stockjudging” come from?

stockjudging (English) comes from English judging, from English judge, from French juger, from Old French juger, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

stockjudging (English): The evaluation of livestock in competitions

Definitions

  1. The evaluation of livestock in competitions

Ancestry of “stockjudging”, step by step

stockjudging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English judging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjudgingPresent participle and gerund of judge; Present...
2EnglishjudgeA public official whose duty it is to administer...
3FrenchjugerTo judge, to try; To judge, to deem
4Old Frenchjuger
5Latiniūdicōto examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn
6Latiniūdexjudge
7Latiniūslaw, right
8Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
10Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English stock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstockA store or supply; The capital raised by a...
2Italianstoccatahit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,...
3Italianstoccareto stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or...
4Italianstoccotuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs...
5Middle Dutchstōken
6Old Dutchstokon
7Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ