adapters

noun

device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible

a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

Roots

aptusapt- · Latin · fit

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Where does adapters come from?

The word adapters breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root apt-, from Latin aptus (“fit”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.