Where does “justice” come from?

justice (Old French) comes from Latin iūstitia, 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.

justice (Old French): Alternative form of justise

Definitions

Alternative form of justise

Ancestry of “justice”, step by step

justice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iūstitia

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

via Latin justitia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	justitia	Alternative form of iustitia

Words derived from “justice”

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