Etymology of the English word maladaptation
the English word
maladaptationderived from the English word
adaptationderived from the French word
adaptationderived from the Latin word
adaptatioderived 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)
using the English prefix
mal-derived from the Old French prefix
mal-derived from the Latin word
malus (apple tree; bad, evil, wicked; mast; beam; tall pole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-Usage
Word found in Modern English
