Etymology of the French word adapter
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 adapter in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
adaptable,
désadapter,
adaptateur,
inadapté,
adaptif,
adaptométrieDerivations in other languages
English
adaptCognates
Dutch
adapteren, English
adapt, German
adaptieren, Italian
adattare, Latin
adaptare, Lithuanian
adaptuoti, Russian
адаптировать, Swedish
adaptera
