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