English
jural
Jural comes from Latin iūs ‘law, right’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital force, age’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ey-‘vital force, age’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yew-‘straight, right’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jowos‘court of law’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūs‘law, right’
- Englishearliest quotation 1988jural
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ey-‘vital force, age’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yew-‘straight, right’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jowos‘court of law’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūs‘law, right’
- Englishearliest quotation 1988jural
Earliest quotation: 1988, Derek Freeman, George N. Appell: “Then this action would have become legitimized and transformed…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital force, age’
early, young, age, diet, era, junior, juvenile, longevity, enigma, ere, juvenal, 23 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, right’
yet, justify, justification, injustice, injurious, jurist, 21 more
through Proto-Italic *jowos ‘court of law’
just, jury, conjure, prejudge, 24 more
through Latin iūs ‘law, right’
justice, judge, judgment, juice, judicial, preach, judiciary, prejudice, predicament, predicate, jus, judicious, adjudicate, judicature, 14 more
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to law.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- / jural