Etymology

coeditor

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Today it means: One of two or more people serving together as editors of a work or project. Full definition →

English editor ← Medieval Latin ēditor ← Latin ēdō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  10. Proto-Italic*eks
  11. Latinex
  12. Latinex-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  15. Proto-Italic*didō
  16. Latindō
  17. Latinēdō
  18. Medieval Latinēditor
  19. Englisheditor
  20. English todaycoeditor

From co- + editor.

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