deadaptation

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noun

adaptation to a previous form

OriginEnglish adaptation ← French adaptation ← Medieval Latin adaptātiō →
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Meanings

noundeadaptation (plural deadaptations)

plural deadaptations

  1. adaptation to a previous form

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  13. Proto-Italic*aptos
  14. Latinaptus
  15. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  16. Proto-Italic*apjō
  17. Latinapiō
  18. Latinaptō
  19. Latinadaptō
  20. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  21. Frenchadaptation
  22. Englishadaptation
  23. Englishdeadaptation

From de- + adaptation.

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APA

deadaptation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadaptation

MLA

“deadaptation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadaptation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadaptation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadaptation.

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