Where does “jostis” come from?
jostis (Jamaican Creole) comes from English justice, from Middle English justice, from Old French justise, from Old French justice, from Latin iūstitia, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
jostis (Jamaican Creole): justice
Definitions
- justice
Ancestry of “jostis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | justice | The state or characteristic of being just or... |
| 2 | Middle English | justice | — |
| 3 | Old French | justise | revenge; retribution; justice; fairness; equality |
| 4 | Old French | justice | Alternative form of justise |
| 5 | Latin | iūstitia | justice, fairness, equity |
| 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 |