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Where does “verdict” come from?

Verdict comes from Middle English verdit, from Old French verdit, ultimately from Latin varius meaning "varied" and Latin videre meaning "to see," both derived from Proto-Indo-European weyd-.

verdict (English): A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or...

Definitions

  1. A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or...

Ancestry of “verdict”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishverditA verdict; a judgement or ruling; A position or...
2Old Frenchverditverdict
3Vulgar Latinveredictum—
4Latindictuma word, saying, something said; proverb, maxim,...
5Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
6Latindīcō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “verdict”

  • postverdict
  • verdictive
  • nonverdict
  • megaverdict
  • verdictless
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