Where does “justa” come from?
justa (Esperanto) comes from English just, from Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
justa (Esperanto): just, fair, righteous, equitable
Definitions
- just, fair, righteous, equitable
Ancestry of “justa”, step by step
justa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English just
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | just | Factually right, correct; factual; Rationally... |
| 2 | Middle English | juste | just |
| 3 | Old French | juste | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 5 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French juste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | juste | fair, just; reasonable, appropriate, grounded;... |
| 2 | Latin | Justus | — |
| 3 | Latin | justus | Alternative form of iūstus; righteous |
via Italian giusto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | giusto | just, right; righteous person; just, exactly |