Etymology

adaptationist

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Today it means: A supporter of adaptationism. Full definition →

English adaptation ← French adaptation ← Medieval Latin adaptātiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  7. Proto-Italic*aptos
  8. Latinaptus
  9. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  10. Proto-Italic*apjō
  11. Latinapiō
  12. Latinaptō
  13. Latinadaptō
  14. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  15. Frenchadaptation
  16. Englishadaptation
  17. English todayadaptationist

From adaptation + -ist.

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