Where does “Jus” come from?

Jus (German) comes from French jus, from Middle French jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Jus (German): jus; law

Definitions

  1. jus; law

Ancestry of “Jus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjusjuice; coffee; electricity, energy, power, juice
2Middle Frenchjusjuice; down, downwards
3Old Frenchjusjuice; down
4Latiniūslaw, right
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ