Where does “just” come from?

just (Friulian) comes from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

just (Friulian): just, right, correct, proper; exact; adequate

Definitions

  1. just, right, correct, proper; exact; adequate

Ancestry of “just”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniūstusjust, righteous
2Latiniūslaw, right
3Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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