Justified
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪd/noun
Made right, reasonable, or shown to be morally or legally acceptable.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin iustus, tied to justice and righteousness, so in its deepest history it’s about being made right before law, morality, and order.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ey-
“To bind together, join, or fit”
Latin
Latin
iustus
“Just, lawful, righteous”
Late Latin
Latin
iustificare
“To make just or righteous”
Old French
Old French
justifier
“To prove right, defend, or declare innocent”
Middle English
English
justifien
“To prove or show to be right”
Modern English
English
justified
“Made to seem right, reasonable, or lawful”