Etymology

maladapted

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Today it means: Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment. Full definition →

English adapted ← Old French mal- ← Latin male
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The story

  1. Latinmale
  2. Old Frenchmal-
  3. Englishmal-
  4. Englishadapted
  5. English todaymaladapted

From mal- + adapted.

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