Where does “unjustness” come from?
unjustness (English) comes from English unjust, from English just, from Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
unjustness (English): The quality of being unjust; unfairness
Definitions
- The quality of being unjust; unfairness
Ancestry of “unjustness”, 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 | just |
| 4 | Old French | juste | — |
| 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 |