Etymology

jurisprudence

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Today it means: The theoretical study of law. Full definition →

Latin iūrisprūdentia ← Proto-Italic *widēō ← Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti
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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*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*widéh₁yeti
  15. Proto-Italic*widēō
  16. Latinvideō
  17. Latinprōvideō
  18. Latinprōvidēns
  19. Latinprūdēns
  20. Latiniūrisprūdēns
  21. Latiniūrisprūdentia
  22. English todayjurisprudence

Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“expertise in the law”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.