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Where does “juge” come from?

juge (Old French) comes from Latin iūdex, 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.

juge (Old French): judge; arbiter

Definitions

  1. judge; arbiter

Ancestry of “juge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūdex—
2Latiniūs—
3Latindīcō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
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

Words derived from “juge”

  • judge
  • judging
  • jug
  • misjudge
  • judgeth
  • judgeship
  • judgest
  • jugful
  • judger
  • interjudge
  • juglet
  • nonjudging
  • waterjug
  • rejudge
  • intrajudge
  • unjudging
  • judgeable
  • judgelike
  • jughead
  • judgingly
  • unjudgeable
  • nonjudge
  • multijudge
  • jughandle
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