Where does “jus” come from?
jus (Ido) comes from Esperanto ĵus, from French justement, from English just, from Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
jus (Ido): just
Definitions
- just
Ancestry of “jus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĵus | just; just now |
| 2 | French | justement | precisely, exactly; accurately |
| 3 | English | just | Factually right, correct; factual; Rationally... |
| 4 | Middle English | juste | just |
| 5 | Old French | juste | — |
| 6 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 7 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |