Where does “overjustify” come from?
overjustify (English) comes from English justify, from Middle English justifien, from Old French justifier, from Latin iustificō, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
overjustify (English): To justify excessively; to provide too much...
Definitions
- To justify excessively; to provide too much...
Ancestry of “overjustify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | justify | To provide an acceptable explanation for; To be a... |
| 2 | Middle English | justifien | — |
| 3 | Old French | justifier | to show to be innocent |
| 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 |