iustus

Latin

adj
Definitions
  • just, righteous
  • lawful, legal
  • justified, merited, well-deserved, due
  • (figurative) exact, straight, direct

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *jowestos derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- affix from Latin iūs (law, broth, sauce, gravy, right, juice, soup) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂yew-

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