Etymology

adjustment

a·djust·ment
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Today it means: The action of adjusting something. Full definition →

French ajustement ← Old French juste ← Latin iūstu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  5. Proto-Italic*jowos
  6. Latiniūstu
  7. Old Frenchjuste
  8. Frenchjuste
  9. Frenchajuster
  10. Frenchajustement
  11. English todayadjustment

From French ajustement, or else adjust + -ment.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.