Adaptation etymology

English

English word adaptation comes from Latin apto

Etymology of adaptation

Detailed word origin of adaptation

Dictionary entry Language Definition
apto Latin (lat) I adapt, accommodate, fit.. I fasten, fit, apply, adjust.. I make ready, prepare.
adaptare Latin (lat)
adaptatio Malayalam (mal)
adaptation French (fr) Adaptation (clarification of this definition is being sought).
adaptation English (en) (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.. (countable) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.. (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.. (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.. (uncountable) The process [...]

Words with the same origin as adaptation

Descendants of apto

adapt