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iustus.

just, righteous

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈjuːs.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈjus.tus]
  1. just, righteous

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. lawful, legal

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. justified, merited, well-deserved, due

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. proper, perfect, complete, reasonable, suitable, sufficient

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  5. exact, straight, direct

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Archaic Latin -tus Archaic Latin iovestos Latin iūstus By surface analysis, iūs + -tus. From Archaic Latin iovestos, from *iowez- (the oblique stem of *iowos, whence iūs) + -tos. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.

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