English
maladaptation
From mal- + adaptation.
Formed from mal- + adaptation
Latin apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’
Latin aptō ‘to fasten, fit, apply, adjust’
Latin adaptō ‘to fit, adjust, modify’
Medieval Latin adaptātiō
French adaptation
English adaptation
Today it means
noun The state of being poorly adapted to an environment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / maladaptation