Where does “adiustatorka” come from?
adiustatorka (Polish) comes from Polish adiustator, from Polish adiustacja, from Polish adiustować, from German adjustieren, from French ajuster, from French juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “adiustatorka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | adiustator | copy editor |
| 2 | Polish | adiustacja | — |
| 3 | Polish | adiustować | — |
| 4 | German | adjustieren | to set, adjust; to dress, equip; to prepare for a... |
| 5 | French | ajuster | to adjust; tweak |
| 6 | French | juste | fair, just; reasonable, appropriate, grounded;... |
| 7 | Old French | juste | — |
| 8 | Latin | iūstus | just, righteous |
| 9 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 10 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 11 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 12 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 13 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 14 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 15 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 16 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 17 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 18 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |