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
- The evaluation of livestock in competitions
Ancestry of “stockjudging”, step by step
stockjudging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English judging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judging | Present participle and gerund of judge; Present... |
| 2 | English | judge | A public official whose duty it is to administer... |
| 3 | French | juger | To judge, to try; To judge, to deem |
| 4 | Old French | juger | — |
| 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 |
via English stock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stock | A store or supply; The capital raised by a... |
| 2 | Italian | stoccata | hit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,... |
| 3 | Italian | stoccare | to stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or... |
| 4 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |