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Where does “juste” come from?

juste (Middle English) comes from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “juste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjuste—
2Latiniūstus—
3Latiniūs—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “juste”

  • unjust
  • justly
  • unjustly
  • justness
  • juster
  • unjustness
  • injust
  • injustly
  • overjust
  • ĵus
  • jus
  • just
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