Where does “vertjus” come from?

vertjus (Old French) comes from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “vertjus”, step by step

vertjus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French jus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjusjuice; down
2Latiniūslaw, right
3Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old French vert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvertgreen; green, of a green color
2Latinvirdis
3Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
4Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
5Latin-idae

Words derived from “vertjus

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-