Etymology

prejudge

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Today it means: To form a judgment of (something) in advance. Full definition →

Middle French préjuger ← Latin praeudico, praeiudicare
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  1. Latin · derived frompraeudico, praeiudicare
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompréjuger
  3. English todayprejudge

Borrowed from Middle French préjuger, itself an adaptation of Latin praeudico, praeiudicare. Doublet of prejudicate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.