Where does “nonadjusting” come from?
nonadjusting (English) comes from English adjusting, 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.
nonadjusting (English): That does not adjust
Ancestry of “nonadjusting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | adjusting | present participle of adjust; Adjustment |
| 2 | English | adjust | To modify; To improve or rectify; To settle an... |
| 3 | Middle English | ajusten | — |
| 4 | Middle French | adjuster | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūstus | — |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 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 |