Where does “ajustable” come from?

ajustable (Spanish) comes from Spanish ajustar, from Spanish justo, from Old Spanish justo, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ajustable (Spanish): adjustable

Definitions

  1. adjustable

Ancestry of “ajustable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishajustarto adjust
2Spanishjustoright, just; exactly; tightly
3Old Spanishjustosomeone just, righteous
4Latiniūstusjust, righteous
5Latiniūslaw, right
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “ajustable

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