Where does “Justine” come from?
Justine (Cebuano) comes from English Justine, from French Justine, from Latin Iustina, from Latin Iustīnus, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
Ancestry of “Justine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Justine | — |
| 2 | French | Justine | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iustina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iustīnus | Justin |
| 5 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |