Where does “unjustly” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully to write an accurate etymology sentence.
Let me analyze the chain provided:
- English unjustly
- English just
- Latin iustus
- Proto-Indo-European ano-
- Latin unus
- Proto-Indo-European óynos
- Proto-Indo-European ano-
- Proto-Indo-European ne
Wait, this chain seems problematic. Let me reconsider what's actually being shown:
The chain appears to show:
- English unjustly derives from English just (with un- prefix)
- English just derives from Latin iustus
- Latin iustus derives from Proto-Indo-European ano-
- Latin unus derives from Proto-Indo-European óynos
- Which derives from Proto-Indo-European ano-
- Which derives from Proto-Indo-European ne
This chain is circular/confused (ano- appears twice
unjustly (English): In an unjust manner
Ancestry of “unjustly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | unjust | Not fair, just or right |
| 2 | English | just | Factually right, correct; factual; Rationally... |
| 3 | Middle English | juste | — |
| 4 | Old French | juste | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūstus | — |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |