قسط

Arabic

root

Definitions

to dispense, to allot

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūstitia (justice, equity, righteousness) borrowed from Aramaic קִיסְטָא derived from ξέστης derived from Latin sextārius (a cubic measure, sixth part).

Origin

Latin

sextārius

Gloss

a cubic measure, sixth part

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

sextarius English
iniustitia Latin
iūstitia Latin
justitiarius Latin
sextārius Latin
justicia Spanish, Castilian
justise Old French
justicier Middle French
justiça Old Portuguese
*jowos Proto-Italic
justicia Old Occitan
justise xno
ξέστης gkm
קִיסְטָא Aramaic