English
adaptive
From adapt + -ive.
A compound of adapt + -ive
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
adj Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
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Etymograph / adaptive