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Where does “адјустирати” come from?

адјустирати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German adjustieren, 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.

адјустирати (Serbo-Croatian): to adjust; to equip; to titivate

Definitions

  1. to adjust; to equip; to titivate

Ancestry of “адјустирати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanadjustierento set, adjust; to dress, equip; to prepare for a...
2Frenchajusterto adjust; tweak
3Frenchjustefair, just; reasonable, appropriate, grounded;...
4Old Frenchjuste—
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
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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