Etymology

juridic

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Today it means: Juridical. Full definition →

Latin iūridicus ← Proto-Italic *deikō ← Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti
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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*déyḱeti
  9. Proto-Italic*deikō
  10. Latindīcō
  11. Latiniūridicus
  12. English todayjuridic

Borrowed from Latin iūridicus, from Latin iūs (“law”).

Words from the same roots

Latiniūridicus all →

juridico-

Latiniūs all →

juraljuridico-jus officiijus sanguinisjus soli

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