Etymology

judgment

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Today it means: The act of judging. Full definition →

Middle English juggement ← Old French jugement ← Late Latin iūdicāmentum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromiūdicō
  2. Late Latin · derived fromiūdicāmentum
  3. Old French · derived fromjugement
  4. Middle English · inherited fromjuggement
  5. English todayjudgment

From Middle English juggement, borrowed from Old French jugement, from Late Latin iūdicāmentum, from Latin iūdicō. Partially displaced doom. By surface analysis, judge + -ment.

Words from the same roots

Latiniūdicō all →

judicious

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