Where does “just reward” come from?
just reward (English) comes from English just, from Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
just reward (English): A benefit received (tangible or figurative) as a result of morally, or acceptably correct actions
Definitions
- A benefit received (tangible or figurative) as a result of morally, or acceptably correct actions
Ancestry of “just reward”, step by step
just reward traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English just
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | just | Factually right, correct; factual; Rationally... |
| 2 | Middle English | juste | just |
| 3 | Old French | juste | — |
| 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 |
via English reward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reward | Something of value given in return for an act; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | reward | — |
| 3 | Old French | reward | reward |
| 4 | Old French | rewarder | to reward |
| 5 | Old French | warder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 6 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 7 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |