myEtymology.com: French etymology of juge

Etymology of the French word juge

the Old French word juge

derived from the Latin word judicem

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)

Date

The earliest known usage of juge in French dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in French

franc-juge

Derivations in other languages

English judge

Cognates

English judge, Italian giudice, Portuguese juiz, Spanish juez

Usage

Word found in Old French