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Where does “juster” come from?

Juster comes from English just, derived from Old French -er (from Latin iustus meaning "upright" or "fair"), combined with the agent suffix -arius (from Latin -are and Proto-Italic -os, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tós).

juster (English): comparative form of just: more just; Obsolete...

Definitions

  1. comparative form of just: more just; Obsolete...

Ancestry of “juster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjustFactually right, correct; factual; Rationally...
2Middle Englishjuste—
3Old Frenchjuste—
4Latiniūstus—
5Latiniūs—
6Latindīcō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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