Where does “justar” come from?

justar (Spanish) comes from Catalan justar, from Vulgar Latin iuxtare, from Latin iuxtā — nearly, nigh.

justar (Spanish): to joust

Definitions

  1. to joust

Ancestry of “justar”, step by step

justar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan justar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanjustar—
2Vulgar Latiniuxtare—
3Latiniuxtānearly, nigh

via Old Occitan jostar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanjostarto joust

Words derived from “justar”

Every word from Latin iuxtā →Every word from Vulgar Latin iuxtare →Every word from Catalan justar →