Where does “justiceship” come from?
justiceship (English) comes from English justice, from Middle English justice, from Old French justise, from Old French justice, from Latin iūstitia, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
justiceship (English): The office or dignity of a justice
Definitions
- The office or dignity of a justice
Ancestry of “justiceship”, step by step
justiceship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English justice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | justice | The state or characteristic of being just or... |
| 2 | Middle English | justice | — |
| 3 | Old French | justise | revenge; retribution; justice; fairness; equality |
| 4 | Old French | justice | Alternative form of justise |
| 5 | Latin | iūstitia | justice, fairness, equity |
| 6 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 7 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |