juice

juice · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*yéwHs
2. Latiniūs
3. Old Frenchjus
4. Middle Englishjus
5. English todayjuice

From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs, from *yewH- (“to mix (of meal preparation)”). Doublet of jus and ukha. In this sense, mostly displaced native Middle English sew (“juice”), from Old English sēaw (“juice, sap”) (> English sew (“juice, broth, gravy”)). Sense of "soft drink" most likely an ellipsis of fizzy juice, another similarly common term in Scotland.

juice · adjective²

Dialectal spelling of Jew's, a particle of unclear origin. See Jew's harp for more.

Juice · noun³

From juice.