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Where does “adjusting” come from?

Adjusting derives from Middle English ajusten, from Middle French adjuster, meaning to make exact or precise.

adjusting (English): present participle of adjust; Adjustment

Definitions

  1. present participle of adjust; Adjustment

Ancestry of “adjusting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadjustTo modify; To improve or rectify; To settle an...
2Middle Englishajusten—
3Middle Frenchadjuster—
4Latiniūstus—
5Latiniūs—
6Latindīcō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “adjusting”

  • nonadjusting
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