Etymology

judicial

ju·di·cial
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Today it means: Of or relating to the administration of justice. Full definition →

Latin iūdiciālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Proto-Italic *jowos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  5. Proto-Italic*jowos
  6. Latiniūs
  7. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱs
  9. Latiniūdex
  10. Latiniūdicō
  11. Latiniūdicium
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latiniūdiciālis
  15. English todayjudicial

Borrowed from Latin iūdiciālis.

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