myEtymology.com: English etymology of hoosegow

Etymology of the English word hoosegow

the English word hoosegow

derived from the Spanish word juzgado

derived from the Spanish word juzgar

derived from the Medieval Latin word iudicare (judge, give judgment; sentence)

derived from the Latin word iudex (judge; juror)

derived from the Latin word ius (gravy; broth; soup; law; legal system; code)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yewes-

derived from the Latin word cere

derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the French word interdir

derived from the Latin word dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)

derived from the Mexican Spanish word jusgado

Date

The earliest known usage of hoosegow in English dates from the 20th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English