Where does “nonadjustment” come from?
nonadjustment (English) comes from English adjustment, from French ajustement, from French ajuster, from French juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
nonadjustment (English): Absence of adjustment; failure to adjust
Definitions
- Absence of adjustment; failure to adjust
Ancestry of “nonadjustment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | adjustment | The action of adjusting something; The result of... |
| 2 | French | ajustement | adjustment, adjusting, tweak |
| 3 | French | ajuster | to adjust; tweak |
| 4 | French | juste | fair, just; reasonable, appropriate, grounded;... |
| 5 | Old French | juste | — |
| 6 | Latin | iūstus | — |
| 7 | Latin | iūs | — |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |