Where does “verdict” come from?
verdict (Middle English) comes from Middle English verdit, from Old French verdit, from Vulgar Latin veredictum, from Latin dictum, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
verdict (Middle English): Alternative form of verdit
Definitions
- Alternative form of verdit
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 |