Where does “ahustador” come from?
ahustador (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ajustador, 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.
ahustador (Tagalog): adjuster
Definitions
- adjuster
Ancestry of “ahustador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ajustador | fitter |
| 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 |