Etymology

misadjustment

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Today it means: Wrong or unsuitable adjustment. Full definition →

English adjustment ← French ajustement ← Old French juste
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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*h₂ey-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  13. Proto-Italic*jowos
  14. Latiniūstu
  15. Old Frenchjuste
  16. Frenchjuste
  17. Frenchajuster
  18. Frenchajustement
  19. Englishadjustment
  20. English todaymisadjustment

From mis- + adjustment.

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