Where does “jus” come from?
jus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English juice, from Middle English jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
jus (Norwegian Bokmål): juice; law, jurisprudence
Definitions
- juice; law, jurisprudence
Ancestry of “jus”, step by step
jus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English juice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | juice | A liquid from a plant, especially fruit; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | jus | A natural liquid; juice; A herbal decoction or... |
| 3 | Old French | jus | juice; down |
| 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 Latin jus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | jus | Alternative spelling of iūs; broth, soup, sauce;... |