The story
- Latin · derived fromiustus
- Late Latin · derived fromiustificationem, justificationem
- Middle French · derived fromjustification
- Middle English · inherited fromjustificacioun
- English todayjustification
From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.
Words from the same roots
Latiniustus all →
justJustus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.