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Where does “приспособляться” come from?

приспособляться (Russian) comes from Russian приспособля́ть, from Russian приспосо́бить, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

приспособляться (Russian): Alternative form of приспоса́бливаться; passive...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of приспоса́бливаться; passive...

Ancestry of “приспособляться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприспособля́ть—
2Russianприспосо́бить—
3Russianпри-arrival; attachment, on; adding to
4Russianприin the presence of; in the time of; at, by
5Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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