Where does “Justizposse” come from?
Justizposse (German) comes from German Justiz, from Latin iūstitia, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Justizposse (German): travesty of justice
Definitions
- travesty of justice
Ancestry of “Justizposse”, step by step
Justizposse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Justiz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Justiz | judiciary; judicial system; judicial authorities... |
| 2 | Latin | iūstitia | justice, fairness, equity |
| 3 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 4 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via German Posse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Posse | farce, burlesque |
| 2 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 4 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 5 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |