English
judicial
Judicial comes from Latin iūdiciālis ‘belonging to the courts of justice’, from iūdicium ‘judgment, decision’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, upright, right’.
- 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 examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdicium‘judgment, decision’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdiciālis‘belonging to the courts of justice’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013judicial
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 examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdicium‘judgment, decision’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūdiciālis‘belonging to the courts of justice’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013judicial
Earliest quotation: 2013, Can China clean up fast enough?: “It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, upright, right’
yet, jurist, injurious, 25 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos
justify, justification, injustice, 24 more
through Proto-Italic *jowos ‘court of law’
through Latin iūs ‘law, right’
through Latin iūdex ‘judge’
through Latin iūdicō ‘to examine judicially, judge, pass judgement,…’
judge, judgment, preach, predicament, predicate, adjudicate, 14 more
through Latin iūdicium ‘judgment, decision’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the administration of justice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- / judicial