English
fitting
From fit (“to conform to in shape or size; to be suitable for”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs, and gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).
Formed from fit ‘to conform to in shape or size’ + -ing
Middle English fit ‘an adversary of equal power’
English fit
Today it means
adj Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fitting