Etymograph

English

adaptness

From adapt + -ness.

A compound of adapt + -ness

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 The state of being fitted; adaptation; aptness

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / adaptness