Where does “Jura” come from?
Jura (German) comes from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Jura (German): law
Definitions
- law
Ancestry of “Jura”, step by step
Jura traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin iūs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 2 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French jura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jura | third-person singular past historic of jurer |
| 2 | French | jurer | to swear; to promise by oath; to swear; to say a... |
| 3 | Old French | jurer | to promise; to swear |
| 4 | Latin | iūrō | to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Latin iūra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | iūra | — |