English
giusto
Giusto comes from Italian giusto ‘right, just’, from Proto-Italic *jowos ‘court of law’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, upright, right’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yew-‘straight, upright, right’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yéwosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jowos‘court of law’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCE*iowosreconstructed
- Archaic Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCEiovestos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūstus‘just, righteous’
- Italianc. 1300–presentgiusto‘right, just’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yew-‘straight, upright, right’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂yéwosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*jowos‘court of law’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCE*iowosreconstructed
- Archaic Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCEiovestos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūstus‘just, righteous’
- Italianc. 1300–presentgiusto‘right, just’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, upright, right’
yet, jurist, injurious, 21 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos
through Proto-Italic *jowos ‘court of law’
judge, justice, judgment, judicial, judiciary, prejudice, preach, predicament, predicate, judicious, adjudicate, judicature, 22 more
through Archaic Latin *iowos
through Archaic Latin iovestos
justify, justification, injustice, 2 more
through Latin iūstus ‘just, righteous’
Today it means
adj strict, exact.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- / giusto