ENGLISH ROOT WORD: edit "publish", "give out" from Latin editus, edere

【edit】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "editus," and "edere." It carries the basic meaning of "publish," "give out," "put out," and "produce." from PIE *deik- "to show; pronounce solemnly"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "edit"]

edit ***[2573] If you edit a text such as an article or a book, you correct and adapt it so that it is suitable for publishing.
edition ***[2158] An edition is a particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is printed at one time.
editor ****[1630] An editor is the person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine and who decides what will be published in each edition of it.

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[WORD ROOT]root edit
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] edit
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) editus, edere
[MEANING]root publish, give out, put out, produce

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 editus [pp of edere] giving out, puting out, publishing
• 【Latin】 edere ⑴to eat, eat up; ⑵[ex+dere] bring forth, produce; give out, put out, publish

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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edit ★★★[2573] verb from edit
【DEFINITION】 If you edit a text such as an article or a book, you correct and adapt it so that it is suitable for publishing.
【Declension/Conjugation】 edited, edited, editing, edits
【SYNONYM】 cut
【ROOTs】 edit; publish, give out, put out, produce
【Etymology】 《Latin editus》 [pp of edere] giving out, puting out, publishing
【First Known Meaning】 to publish
【DERIVATIVEs】 edit, editable, edition, editor, editorial, editorship

edition ★★★[2158] noun from edit
【DEFINITION】 An edition is a particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is printed at one time.
【pl.】 editions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ edit; publish, give out, put out, produce ⑵ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin editio》 [from past-participle stem of edere《ex+-dere, 'bring forth, produce'》] 〈nominative〉 a bringing forth
【First Known Meaning】 version, translation, a form of a literary work
【DERIVATIVEs】 edit, editable, edition, editor

editor ★★★★[1630] noun from edit
【DEFINITION】 An editor is the person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine and who decides what will be published in each edition of it.
【pl.】 editors
【COMPOSITION】 edit + or
【ROOTs】 ⑴ edit; publish, give out, put out, produce ⑵ or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin editor》 [agent noun from editus, past participle of edere] one who puts forth; producer (of games), publisher
【First Known Meaning】 publisher,
【DERIVATIVEs】 edit, editable, edition, editor, editorial, editorialist, editorialize, editorially, editorship

Other words containing "edit"; editable, editorial, editorialist, editorialize, editorially, editorship

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

eco-
east
ease
earn
duc-, duct-
dub, doubt
drive, drift, drove
draw
drain, drought, dry
dra-, drama-, drast-

 

 

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