English
adapter
From adapt + -er.
A compound of adapt + -er
Latin apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’
Latin aptō ‘to fasten, fit, apply, adjust’
Latin adaptō ‘to fit, adjust, modify’
Middle English *adapten
English adapt
Today it means
noun One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
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Etymograph / adapter