Where does “jurée” come from?
jurée (Old French) comes from Old French jurer, from Latin iūrō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
jurée (Old French): oath
Definitions
- oath
Ancestry of “jurée”, step by step
jurée traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French jurer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | jurer | to promise; to swear |
| 2 | Latin | iūrō | to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |