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Where does “justesse” come from?

justesse (French) comes from French -esse, from Italian -essa, from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política, from Spanish político, from Latin polīticus — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

justesse (French): rightness, correctness; justness; equity,...

Definitions

  1. rightness, correctness; justness; equity,...

Ancestry of “justesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-esseused to form nouns describing the condition of...
2Italian-essa-ess
3Portuguese-esafeminine singular of -ês
4Spanish-esafeminine singular of -és
5Spanish-ésForms nouns and adjectives of nationality;...
6Spanishpolíticapolitics; policy; female equivalent of político
7Spanishpolíticopolitical; in-law; politician
8Latinpolīticus—
9Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
10Swedishpolitikpolitics
11Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
12Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
13Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
14Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
15Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
16Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
17Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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