Where does “justice” come from?

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

Ancestry of “justice”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	justise	revenge; retribution; justice; fairness; equality
2	Old French	justice	Alternative form of justise
3	Latin	iūstitia	justice, fairness, equity
4	Latin	iūstus	just, righteous
5	Latin	iūs	law, right
6	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
8	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
10	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
11	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12	Latin	calceus	shoe
13	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
14	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “justice”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →