Etymology

deadapt

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Today it means: To adapt to a previous form Full definition →

English adapt ← Middle English *adapten ← Latin adaptō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  13. Proto-Italic*aptos
  14. Latinaptus
  15. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  16. Proto-Italic*apjō
  17. Latinapiō
  18. Latinaptō
  19. Latinadaptō
  20. Middle English*adapten
  21. Englishadapt
  22. English todaydeadapt

From de- + adapt.

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