Where does “underjudge” come from?
underjudge (English) comes from English judge, from French juger, from Old French juger, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
underjudge (English): To judge too little or below accepted standards
Definitions
- To judge too little or below accepted standards
Ancestry of “underjudge”, step by step
underjudge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English judge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | judge | A public official whose duty it is to administer... |
| 2 | French | juger | To judge, to try; To judge, to deem |
| 3 | Old French | juger | — |
| 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 |