Etymology

misadapt

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Today it means: To adapt in the wrong way. Full definition →

English adapt ← Middle English *adapten ← Latin adaptō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  10. Proto-Italic*ad
  11. Proto-Italic*ad-
  12. Latinad-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  15. Proto-Italic*aptos
  16. Latinaptus
  17. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  18. Proto-Italic*apjō
  19. Latinapiō
  20. Latinaptō
  21. Latinadaptō
  22. Middle English*adapten
  23. Englishadapt
  24. English todaymisadapt

From mis- + adapt.

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