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Where does “ajuster” come from?

ajuster (French) comes from French juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ajuster (French): to adjust; tweak

Definitions

  1. to adjust; tweak

Ancestry of “ajuster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjustefair, just; reasonable, appropriate, grounded;...
2Old Frenchjuste—
3Latiniūstus—
4Latiniūs—
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “ajuster”

  • adjustment
  • readjustment
  • maladjustment
  • misadjustment
  • preadjustment
  • overadjustment
  • nonadjustment
  • microadjustment
  • adjustmental
  • coadjustment
  • autoadjustment
  • rajuster
  • rajustement
  • ajustable
  • ajustement
  • réajuster
  • adjustieren
  • adjustaža
  • адјустажа
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