Where does “justifica” come from?

justifica (Romanian) comes from French justifier, from Old French justifier, from Latin iustificō, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

justifica (Romanian): to justify

Definitions

  1. to justify

Ancestry of “justifica”, step by step

justifica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French justifier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjustifierto justify
2Old Frenchjustifierto show to be innocent
3Latiniustificōto act justly (towards)
4Latiniūstusjust, righteous
5Latiniūslaw, right
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin justificare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinjustificarepresent active infinitive of jūstificō;...

Words derived from “justifica

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