Where does “justificationist” come from?

justificationist (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.

justificationist (English): A proponent of justificationism

Definitions

  1. A proponent of justificationism

Ancestry of “justificationist”, step by step

justificationist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English justification

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjustificationA reason, explanation, or excuse which provides...
2Middle Frenchjustificationjustification (all senses)
3Late Latiniustificationemaccusative singular of iūstificātiō
4Latiniustificōto act justly (towards)
5Latiniūstusjust, righteous
6Latiniūslaw, right
7Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
Every word from Latin calxEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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