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- Late Latin · derived fromcoaptō
- English todaycoapt
First attested in 1570; Late Latin coaptō, from con- + aptō (“to fasten”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation. Full definition →
First attested in 1570; Late Latin coaptō, from con- + aptō (“to fasten”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.