English
judicatory
Judicatory comes from Latin iūdicātōrius ‘of or pertaining to judging or judgement’, 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 CEiūdicātōrius‘of or pertaining to judging or judgement’
- Englishearliest quotation 1603judicatory
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 CEiūdicātōrius‘of or pertaining to judging or judgement’
- Englishearliest quotation 1603judicatory
Earliest quotation: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes […]: “To judge of the apparances that we receive of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, upright, right’
yet, jurist, injurious, 23 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos
justify, injustice, justification, 22 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, prejudice, judiciary, predicament, predicate, judicious, adjudicate, 12 more
Today it means
adj Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- / judicatory