Etymology

aedile

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Today it means: An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water. Full definition →

Latin aedīlis
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromaedīlis“commissioner or magistrate”
  2. English todayaedile

From Latin aedīlis (“commissioner or magistrate”), from aedēs + -īlis.

Words from the same roots

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