Where does “adjustable” come from?
Adjustable comes from Middle English -able, Middle French adjuster, Latin -abilis, and Latin -i-.
adjustable (English): capable of being adjusted; Anything that can be...
Definitions
- capable of being adjusted; Anything that can be...
Ancestry of “adjustable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adjust | To modify; To improve or rectify; To settle an... |
| 2 | Middle English | ajusten | — |
| 3 | Middle French | adjuster | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 5 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |