Where does “juste” come from?
juste (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto justa, 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.
juste (Esperanto): justly, fairly, righteously
Definitions
- justly, fairly, righteously
Ancestry of “juste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | justa | just, fair, righteous, equitable |
| 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 |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |