Etymology

inadaptation

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Today it means: Lack of adaptation; unsuitableness. Full definition →

English adaptation ← French adaptation ← Medieval Latin adaptātiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  8. Frenchadaptation
  9. Englishadaptation
  10. English todayinadaptation

From in- + adaptation.

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