Where does “justificational” come from?
justificational (English) comes from English justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, from Latin iustificō, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
justificational (English): Characteristic of a justification
Definitions
- Characteristic of a justification
Ancestry of “justificational”, step by step
justificational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English justification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | justification | A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides... |
| 2 | Middle French | justification | justification (all senses) |
| 3 | Late Latin | iustificationem | accusative singular of iūstificātiō |
| 4 | Latin | iustificō | to act justly (towards) |
| 5 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |