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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word
ADJUTANT. Etymology of the word
ADJUTANT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ADJUTANT,
lit. assistant. (L.) Richardson cites a passage from Shaw's
translation of Bacon, Of Julius Cæsar. Adjutors occurs in Drayton's
Barons' Wars, and adjuting in Ben Jonson, King's Entertainment at Welbeck.—Lat.
adiutantem, acc. of adiutans, assisting, pres. pt. of adiutare, to assist; a
secondary form of adiuuare, to assist.—Lat. ad, to; and iuuare, to assist, pp.
iutus.—✔YU, to guard; cf. Skt.
yu, to keep back; Fick, ii. 202.
Der. adjutanc-y; and (from the vb. adiutare) adjut-or, adjute. From
the same root is aid, q.v.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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