English
adjudicate
Adjudicate comes from Latin iūdicō ‘to judge’, from iūs ‘law, right’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yew-‘straight, upright, right’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yéwosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jowos‘court of law’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūs‘law, right’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdex‘judge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdicō‘to judge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadiūdicō
- Englishearliest quotation 1983adjudicate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yew-‘straight, upright, right’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yéwosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jowos‘court of law’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūs‘law, right’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdex‘judge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdicō‘to judge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadiūdicō
- Englishearliest quotation 1983adjudicate
Earliest quotation: 1983, Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey: “From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, upright, right’
yet, jurist, injurious, 22 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos
justify, injustice, justification, 21 more
through Proto-Italic *jowos ‘court of law’
through Latin iūs ‘law, right’
through Latin iūdex ‘judge’
through Latin iūdicō ‘to judge’
judge, judgment, preach, judicial, judiciary, prejudice, predicament, predicate, judicious, judicature, 11 more
Today it means
verb To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- / adjudicate