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Where does “juice” come from?

Juice comes from Old French jus, from Latin ius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, a root of uncertain meaning.

juice (English): A liquid from a plant, especially fruit; A...

Definitions

  1. A liquid from a plant, especially fruit; A...

Ancestry of “juice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishjusA natural liquid; juice; A herbal decoction or...
2Old Frenchjusjuice; down
3Latiniūs—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “juice”

  • juicy
  • juicer
  • juiciness
  • juiceless
  • limejuice
  • juicily
  • unjuicy
  • juicelessness
  • fuckjuice
  • juicearian
  • juiceable
  • fruit juice
  • juicelike
  • balljuice
  • ジュース
  • džus
  • juice
  • juice
  • æblejuice
  • juice
  • juicer
  • appelsinjuice
  • grapefrugtjuice
  • tomatjuice
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