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.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “adaptive”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / adaptive