Etymology

autoadjustment

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Today it means: automatic adjustment Full definition →

English adjustment ← French ajustement ← Old French juste
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥tós
  11. Proto-Hellenic*mətós
  12. Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
  13. Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)
  14. Classical Latinautomatum
  15. New Latinautomaticus
  16. Englishautomaticclip.
  17. Englishauto-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  22. Proto-Italic*jowos
  23. Latiniūstu
  24. Old Frenchjuste
  25. Frenchjuste
  26. Frenchajuster
  27. Frenchajustement
  28. Englishadjustment
  29. English todayautoadjustment

From auto- + adjustment.

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