Where does “just” come from?
Just derives from Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iustus, from Latin ius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots h₂yew- and h₂ey-.
just (English): Factually right, correct; factual; Rationally...
Definitions
- Factually right, correct; factual; Rationally...
Ancestry of “just”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | juste | just |
| 2 | Old French | juste | — |
| 3 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 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 |