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
Ancestry of “adjustage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ajutage | A tube through which is water is discharged; an... |
| 2 | French | ajutage | — |
| 3 | French | ajoutage | nozzle; connector |
| 4 | French | ajouter | to add, append |
| 5 | Latin | adjuxtare | — |
| 6 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 7 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |