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Where does “readjuster” come from?

readjuster (English) comes from English readjust, 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.

readjuster (English): One who, or that which, readjusts; One who...

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, readjusts; One who...

Ancestry of “readjuster”, step by step

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