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Where does “jewise” come from?

jewise (Middle English) comes from Old French juise, from Latin iūdicium, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

jewise (Middle English): judgment; justice; sentence

Definitions

  1. judgment; justice; sentence

Ancestry of “jewise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjuiseverdict; judgment; trial; test
2Latiniūdicium—
3Latiniūdicō—
4Latiniūdex—
5Latiniūs—
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
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