Where does “Justine” come from?
Justine is an English given name derived from the Latin feminine name Iustina, which comes from the masculine form Iustinus, based on the Latin adjective iustus meaning just or righteous.
Ancestry of “Justine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Justine | — |
| 2 | Latin | Iustina | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iustīnus | Justin |
| 4 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 5 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |