Where does “reajustable” come from?
reajustable (Spanish) comes from Spanish reajustar, from Spanish ajustar, from Spanish justo, from Old Spanish justo, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
reajustable (Spanish): adjustable
Definitions
- adjustable
Ancestry of “reajustable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | reajustar | to adjust, readjust |
| 2 | Spanish | ajustar | to adjust |
| 3 | Spanish | justo | right, just; exactly; tightly |
| 4 | Old Spanish | justo | someone just, righteous |
| 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 |