preadjustment

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
4. Proto-Italic*prai
5. Proto-Italic*prai-
6. Latinprae-
7. Middle Englishpre-
8. Englishpre-
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 todaypreadjustment

From pre- + adjustment.