Where does “overjustification” come from?
overjustification (English) comes from English overjustify, from English justify, from Middle English justifien, from Old French justifier, from Latin iustificō, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
overjustification (English): Excessive justification; External incentives for...
Definitions
- Excessive justification; External incentives for...
Ancestry of “overjustification”, step by step
overjustification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English overjustify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overjustify | To justify excessively; to provide too much... |
| 2 | English | justify | To provide an acceptable explanation for; To be a... |
| 3 | Middle English | justifien | — |
| 4 | Old French | justifier | to show to be innocent |
| 5 | Latin | iustificō | to act justly (towards) |
| 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 |
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 |