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Where does “maljuste” come from?

maljuste (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.

maljuste (Esperanto): unjustly

Definitions

  1. unjustly

Ancestry of “maljuste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantojustajust, fair, righteous, equitable
2EnglishjustFactually right, correct; factual; Rationally...
3Middle Englishjuste—
4Old Frenchjuste—
5Latiniūstus—
6Latiniūs—
7Latindīcō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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