English
prejudicate
Prejudicate comes from Latin praeiūdicātus ‘prejudged’, from praeiūdicō ‘pre-judge’, 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 judge, pass judgement’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeiūdicō‘pre-judge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeiūdicātus‘prejudged’past participle of praeiūdicō
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1604–1605prejudicate
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, pass judgement’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeiūdicō‘pre-judge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeiūdicātus‘prejudged’past participle of praeiūdicō
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1604–1605prejudicate
Earliest quotation: c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, All’s Well, that Ends Well: “the Florentine will moue vs For speedie ayde: wherein…”
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 iūdicō ‘to judge, pass judgement’
judge, judgment, judicial, preach, judiciary, predicament, judicious, predicate, adjudicate, judicature, 11 more
Today it means
adj Prejudiced, biased.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- / prejudicate