jurado (Spanish)
Where does "jurado" come from?
The Spanish word "jurado" descends directly from the Latin "iūrātus," which functioned as the past participle of "iūrō," meaning "to swear on oath." Over time, this term for someone "having been vowed" evolved into a noun across several Romance languages, eventually coming to designate the individuals tasked with delivering a verdict or conducting a judgment in competitive events.
Full etymology tree
- jurado (Spanish), 'juror, juryman, juryperson (member of a jury [sense 1])'
- inherited iūrātus (Latin), 'on oath; having been vowed'
- inherited iūrō (Latin), 'to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath'
- inherited iovesō (Latin), 'Old Latin form of iūrō'
- inherited *jowezāō (Proto-Italic), 'to utter and commit to formally, to swear'
- inherited *h₂yew- (Proto-Indo-European), 'straight, upright, right'
- inherited *jowezāō (Proto-Italic), 'to utter and commit to formally, to swear'
- inherited iovesō (Latin), 'Old Latin form of iūrō'
- inherited iūrō (Latin), 'to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath'
- inherited iūrātus (Latin), 'on oath; having been vowed'
Ancestors
- iuratus (Latin)
Cognates and doublets
- jurat (Catalan)
- jurat (English)
- juré (French)
- xurado (Galician)
- giurato (Italian)
- jurado (Portuguese)
Updated July 2026
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