Where does “ahuste” come from?

ahuste (Tagalog) comes from Spanish ajuste, 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.

ahuste (Tagalog): adjustment

Definitions

  1. adjustment

Ancestry of “ahuste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishajusteadjustment, fine-tuning
2Spanishajustarto adjust
3Spanishjustoright, just; exactly; tightly
4Old Spanishjustosomeone just, righteous
5Latiniūstusjust, righteous
6Latiniūslaw, right
7Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-