Where does “jus” come from?
Jus comes from French jus, from Latin ius, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, ultimately descending from the root h₂ey-.
jus (English): The juices given off as meat is cooked; A...
Definitions
- The juices given off as meat is cooked; A...
Ancestry of “jus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jus | juice; coffee; electricity, energy, power, juice |
| 2 | Middle French | jus | juice; down, downwards |
| 3 | Old French | jus | juice; down |
| 4 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |