Where does “adaptable” come from?
adaptable (Spanish) comes from Spanish adaptar, from Latin adaptō, from Latin aptō, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ — the god Apis.
adaptable (Spanish): adaptable capable of adapting or being adapted
Definitions
- adaptable capable of adapting or being adapted
Ancestry of “adaptable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | adaptar | to adapt, to adjust, to tailor; to adapt; to... |
| 2 | Latin | adaptō | to fit, adjust, modify |
| 3 | Latin | aptō | to fasten, fit, apply, adjust |
| 4 | Latin | apio | dative singular of apium; ablative singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |