Where does “attitude-adjuster” come from?
attitude-adjuster (English) comes from English adjuster, from English adjust, from Middle English ajusten, from Middle French adjuster, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
attitude-adjuster (English): A nightstick or any type of club
Definitions
- A nightstick or any type of club
Ancestry of “attitude-adjuster”, step by step
attitude-adjuster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adjuster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adjuster | One who adjusts, especially for the insurance... |
| 2 | English | adjust | To modify; To improve or rectify; To settle an... |
| 3 | Middle English | ajusten | — |
| 4 | Middle French | adjuster | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via English attitude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | attitude | The position of the body or way of carrying... |
| 2 | French | attitude | attitude, position |
| 3 | Italian | attitudine | aptitude, flair, bent; suitability; opportunity,... |
| 4 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 5 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |