Etymology of the English word adapt
the English word
adaptderived from the French word
adapterderived from the Latin word
adaptare (adjust, modify; fit)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
aptare (adapt, fit, apply)
derived from the Latin word
aptus (suitable, adapted; ready)
Date
The earliest known usage of adapt in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
adaptable,
adapter,
adaptive,
preadapt,
coadapted,
adapted,
adaptingCognates
Dutch
adapteren, French
adapter, German
adaptieren, Italian
adattare, Latin
adaptare, Lithuanian
adaptuoti, Russian
адаптировать, Swedish
adapteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
