Where does “prejudicial” come from?

prejudicial (Spanish) comes from Spanish judicial, from Latin iūdiciālis, from Latin iūdicium, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prejudicial (Spanish): prior to the administration of justice

Definitions

  1. prior to the administration of justice

Ancestry of “prejudicial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjudicialjudicial
2Latiniūdiciālisbelonging to the courts of justice; judicial
3Latiniūdiciumjudgment, decision
4Latiniūdicōto examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn
5Latiniūdexjudge
6Latiniūslaw, right
7Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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