Etymology

prejudice

prej·u·dice
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Today it means: An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts. Full definition →

Middle English prejudice ← Old French prejudice ← Latin praeiūdicium
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  1. Latin · derived frompraeiūdicium“previous judgment or damage”
  2. Old French · derived fromprejudice
  3. Middle English · inherited fromprejudice
  4. English todayprejudice

From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”).

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