Latin

iūs

‘law, right’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin iūs.

29 English words in this record descend from Latin iūs, most familiar first.

• justice ← justise ← iūstitia ← iūstus
• judge ← jugen ← juger ← jugier ← iūdicō
• juice ← jus ← jus
• judgment ← juggement ← jugement ← iūdicāmentum ← iūdicō
• judicial ← iūdiciālis ← iūdicium ← iūdicō ← iūdex
• judiciary ← iudiciarius ← iūdicium ← iūdicō ← iūdex
• prejudice ← praeiūdicium ← iūdicium ← iūdicō ← iūdex
• preach ← prechen ← prëechier ← praedicō ← dicō
• predicament ← praedicāmentum ← praedicō ← dicō ← iūdicō
• jus
• predicate ← praedicātus ← praedicō ← dicō ← iūdicō
• judicious ← judicieux ← iudico ← iūdex

More words from iūs

• adjudicate
• judicature
• prejudge
• adjudge
• indice
• jural
• abjudge
• indicium
• judicatory
• judication
• judicable
• objurgation
• objurgate
• objurgatory
• predicant
• prejudicate
• prejudicant
• injury
• jury

Etymograph / Latin iūs