Etymology

microadjustment

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Today it means: A very small adjustment. Full definition →

English adjustment ← French ajustement ← Old French juste
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  9. Proto-Italic*jowos
  10. Latiniūstu
  11. Old Frenchjuste
  12. Frenchjuste
  13. Frenchajuster
  14. Frenchajustement
  15. Englishadjustment
  16. English todaymicroadjustment

From micro- + adjustment.

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