microadjustment

English

Alternative forms

• micro-adjustment

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-u

Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu

Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos

Proto-Italic *jowos

Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Archaic Latin -tus

Archaic Latin iovestos

Latin iūstuslbor.

Old French juste

French juste

French ajuster

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Old French -ment

Middle French -ment

French -ment

French ajustementbor.

English adjustment

English microadjustment

From micro- + adjustment.

Noun

microadjustment (plural microadjustments)

1. A very small adjustment.