Where does “unjustify” come from?
unjustify (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.
unjustify (English): To remove or negate the justification for
Definitions
- To remove or negate the justification for
Ancestry of “unjustify”, step by step
unjustify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English justify
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |