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
- A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or...
Ancestry of “verdict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | verdit | A verdict; a judgement or ruling; A position or... |
| 2 | Old French | verdit | verdict |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | veredictum | — |
| 4 | Latin | dictum | a word, saying, something said; proverb, maxim,... |
| 5 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |