Where does “Jurist” come from?

Jurist (German) comes from Medieval Latin iurista, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Jurist (German): jurist

Definitions

  1. jurist

Ancestry of “Jurist”, step by step

Jurist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin iurista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latiniuristajurist
2Latiniūslaw, right
3Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Middle High German juriste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjuriste
2Medieval Latinjurista

Words derived from “Jurist

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-