Where does “justiciar” come from?

justiciar (English) comes from Spanish justiciero, from Spanish justicia, from Latin iūstitia, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

justiciar (English): One who administers justice, "particularly:"; A...

Definitions

  1. One who administers justice, "particularly:"; A...

Ancestry of “justiciar”, step by step

justiciar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish justiciero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjusticierorighteous
2Spanishjusticiajustice; righteousness; the law
3Latiniūstitiajustice, fairness, equity
4Latiniūstusjust, righteous
5Latiniūslaw, right
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via Latin justitiarius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinjustitiariusAlternative form of iūstitiārius

Words derived from “justiciar

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-