ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ (Coptic)
Where does "ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ" come from?
The Coptic word 'dikastēs' originates from the Ancient Greek 'dikastḗs', which literally translates to 'judger'. This term was built from the Greek noun 'dikē', meaning 'justice', combined with a suffix for an agent-noun. Ultimately, this lineage traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root 'deyḱ-', which carried the core meaning of 'to point' or 'to show'.
Full etymology tree
- ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ (dikastēs) (Coptic), 'judge'
- borrowed δικαστής (dikastēs) (Ancient Greek), 'judge'
- affix δικάζω (dikazō) (Ancient Greek), 'to judge, sit in judgement; to sit as a juror'
- affix δίκη (dikē) (Ancient Greek), 'custom, manner, fashion'
- inherited *díkā (Proto-Hellenic), 'custom, right'
- inherited *díḱeh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)
- derived *deyḱ- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to point out, to show'
- inherited *díḱeh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *díkā (Proto-Hellenic), 'custom, right'
- affix -άζω (-azō) (Ancient Greek), 'Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives, and other verbs.'
- affix δίκη (dikē) (Ancient Greek), 'custom, manner, fashion'
- affix -της (-tēs) (Ancient Greek), 'forms nouns representing a state of being'
- inherited *-tāts (Proto-Hellenic)
- inherited *-teh₂ts (Proto-Indo-European), 'Used to form nouns representing state of being'
- affix *-teh₂ (Proto-Indo-European), 'Used to form nouns representing state of being'
- affix *-ts (Proto-Indo-European), 'Derives action nouns from verbal roots.'
- inherited *-teh₂ts (Proto-Indo-European), 'Used to form nouns representing state of being'
- inherited *-tāts (Proto-Hellenic)
- affix δικάζω (dikazō) (Ancient Greek), 'to judge, sit in judgement; to sit as a juror'
- borrowed δικαστής (dikastēs) (Ancient Greek), 'judge'
Ancestors
- δικαστής (Ancient Greek)
Updated May 2026
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