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Justinian
Justinian comes from Latin Iūstīniānus ‘Justinian, Justinianian’, from iūstus ‘just, fair, righteous’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘upright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yew-‘upright’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jowestos‘just, lawful’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūstus‘just, fair, righteous’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEIūstīnus‘Justin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEIūstīniānus‘Justinian, Justinianian’
- EnglishtodayJustinian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yew-‘upright’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jowestos‘just, lawful’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūstus‘just, fair, righteous’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEIūstīnus‘Justin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEIūstīniānus‘Justinian, Justinianian’
- EnglishtodayJustinian
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘upright’
yet, judge, jury, judgment, judicial, preach, prejudice, judiciary, predicament, conjure, predicate, judicious, jurist, adjudicate, injurious, judicature, 26 more
through Latin iūstus ‘just, fair, righteous’
Today it means
name A family name in Late Antiquity, notably that of Justinian I, emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- / Justinian