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Where does “adjustage” come from?

adjustage (English) comes from English ajutage, from French ajutage, from French ajoutage, from French ajouter, from Latin adjuxtare, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

adjustage (English): Adjustment

Definitions

  1. Adjustment

Ancestry of “adjustage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishajutageA tube through which is water is discharged; an...
2Frenchajutage—
3Frenchajoutagenozzle; connector
4Frenchajouterto add, append
5Latinadjuxtare—
6LatinjuxtaAlternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh
7Latiniuxtanearly; near, close to; just as
8Proto-Italicjougestād—
9Proto-Italicjougestos—
10Proto-Italicjougosyoked animals, team
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwgosteam, pair of yoked animals
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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