English
jurat
Jurat comes from Medieval Latin iūrātus ‘sworn man’, from Latin iūrō ‘to swear an oath’, 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
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCE*iowosreconstructed
- Archaic Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCEiovesō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūrō‘to swear an oath’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500iūrātus‘sworn man’
- Englishearliest quotation 1974jurat
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
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCE*iowosreconstructed
- Archaic Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCEiovesō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūrō‘to swear an oath’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500iūrātus‘sworn man’
- Englishearliest quotation 1974jurat
Earliest quotation: 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page: “The Jurat came of a good old Guernsey family…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, upright, right’
yet, injurious, jurist, 21 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos
through Proto-Italic *jowos ‘court of law’
justice, judge, judgment, judicial, justify, preach, judiciary, prejudice, justification, predicament, predicate, judicious, adjudicate, judicature, 23 more
through Archaic Latin *iowos
through Latin iūrō ‘to swear an oath’
Today it means
noun A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- / jurat