Etymology of the English word certiorari
the English word
certiorariderived from the English word
legalderived from the Old French word
legalderived from the Latin word
legalis (legal, of, concerned with law)
derived from the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Date
The earliest known usage of certiorari in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
