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Where does “adaption” come from?

adaption (English) comes from Medieval Latin adaptatio, from Latin adaptō, from Latin aptō, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ.

adaption (English): Alternative form of adaptation

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of adaptation

Ancestry of “adaption”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinadaptatioadaptation
2Latinadaptō—
3Latinaptō—
4Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
5Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
6LatinApis—
7Ancient GreekἌπις—
8Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
9Egyptianḥp—
Every word from Egyptian ḥp →