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Where does “justness” come from?

Justness derives from Middle English -nesse and Old English -nes, combined with Latin iustus, which comes from Latin ius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew- and the suffix -tós.

justness (English): the state of being just; fairness

Definitions

  1. the state of being just; fairness

Ancestry of “justness”, 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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