Where does “ĵus” come from?
ĵus (Esperanto) comes from French justement, from English just, from Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ĵus (Esperanto): just; just now
Ancestry of “ĵus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | justement | precisely, exactly; accurately; just , just then;... |
| 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 |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |