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Where does “readjust” come from?

Readjust comes from Middle English re- prefixed to Middle French adjuster, from Latin re- prefixed to Latin iustāre, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to turn or bend.

readjust (English): to adjust again

Definitions

  1. to adjust again

Ancestry of “readjust”, 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 “readjust”

  • readjuster
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