justifier
French
verb
Definitions
- to justify
Etymology
Inherited from Old French justifier borrowed from Latin jūstificare, iūstificāre, iustificare, iūstus (just, rightful, proper, lawful, due, true, moderate, righteous).
Origin
Latin
iūstus
Gloss
just, rightful, proper, lawful, due, true, moderate, righteous
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- just English
- iustifico Latin
- iustificus Latin
- iustitia Latin
- iūstus Latin
- justificare Latin
- justificare, iustificare Latin
- jūstificare, iūstificāre, iustificare Latin
- giustificare Italian
- giusto Italian
- justificar Spanish, Castilian
- justo Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European
- justificar Portuguese
- justifien Middle English
- juste Old French
- justifier Old French
- just Catalan, Valencian
- justificar Catalan, Valencian
- justifica Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- justificare Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- justo Old Portuguese
- giustu Aromanian
- justificar Occitan
- *jowestos Proto-Italic
- gist Romansh
- xustu Asturian
- just Friulian
- justo Venetian
- jost Dalmatian
- giust Ladin