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Where does “ĉefjuĝisto” come from?

ĉefjuĝisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto juĝisto, from Esperanto juĝi, from English judge, from French juger, from Old French juger, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...

ĉefjuĝisto (Esperanto): chief judge; Chief Justice

Definitions

  1. chief judge; Chief Justice

Ancestry of “ĉefjuĝisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantojuĝistojudge
2Esperantojuĝito judge
3EnglishjudgeA public official whose duty it is to administer...
4FrenchjugerTo judge, to try; To judge, to deem
5Old Frenchjuger—
6Latiniūdicō—
7Latiniūdex—
8Latiniūs—
9Latindīcō—
10Latin-tiō—
11Latindissertātiō—
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
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