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Where does “justificável” come from?

justificável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese justificar, from Late Latin iustificare, from Latin iustifico, from Latin iustus, from Latin ius, from Proto-Italic jowos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yéw-os, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

justificável (Portuguese): justifiable

Definitions

  1. justifiable

Ancestry of “justificável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejustificarto justify; to warrant
2Late Latiniustificarepresent active infinitive of iūstificō;...
3LatiniustificoI act justly; I forgive, pardon or vindicate; I...
4Latiniustusjust, righteous; lawful, legal; justified,...
5Latiniuslaw, right; subjective right, individual right;...
6Proto-Italicjowosoath; law
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yéw-os—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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