Etymology

readjustment

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Today it means: A second or subsequent adjustment. Full definition →

English adjustment ← French ajustement ← Middle English re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Frenchajustement
  7. Englishadjustment
  8. English todayreadjustment

From re- + adjustment.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.