Disputatio:Ius

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[recensere] Etymologia

Re "Ius venit a prisca forma *de-uis vel *de-ois. Ius est quod est contra vires, contra iram."—Is that a folk-etymology? According to The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, 2nd ed., ed. Calvert Watkins (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000), Latin ius reflects the Proto-Indo-European root yewes-, not any de-uis or de-ois, and it seems to have nothing to do with being "contra vires, contra iram." IacobusAmor 14:11, 18 Ianuarii 2007 (UTC)

They sound like ancient etymologies, but cursory googling doesn't turn up any original source. So I added that little disclaimer. If those are genuine ancient, or even medieval etymologies, they are worth keeping, but labled for what they are. The real etymology can easily be included. If I get a chance I'll check Isidore of Seville. --Iustinus 17:08, 18 Ianuarii 2007 (UTC)
I can't find anything in Isidore... check QUid differunt inter se ius, lex, et mores... I figured it would be there.--Ioshus (disp) 18:04, 18 Ianuarii 2007 (UTC)

[recensere] Iuris vs. Juris

Hello, i have a question regarding the academic grade "Dr. jur." / "Dr. iur.". Which one is the correct version? Thanks --141.53.209.145 19:28, 25 Martii 2007 (UTC)

Either is correct: it depends on whether you use the letter i both as vowel and consonant, or whether you use i for the vowel and j for the consonant. This is optional in Latin. On Vicipaedia, our rule is to use i for both vowel and consonant, so our standard spelling for this would be Dr. iur. Andrew Dalby 19:49, 25 Martii 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the explanation! --141.53.209.145 20:49, 3 Aprilis 2007 (UTC)