Where does “ecojustice” come from?
ecojustice (English) comes from English justice, from Middle English justice, from Old French justise, from Old French justice, from Latin iūstitia, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
ecojustice (English): A form of justice that considers the rights of...
Definitions
- A form of justice that considers the rights of...
Ancestry of “ecojustice”, step by step
ecojustice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English justice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | justice | The state or characteristic of being just or... |
| 2 | Middle English | justice | — |
| 3 | Old French | justise | revenge; retribution; justice; fairness; equality |
| 4 | Old French | justice | Alternative form of justise |
| 5 | Latin | iūstitia | justice, fairness, equity |
| 6 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 7 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via English eco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eco | Environmentally friendly or sensitive; A proposed... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |