Etymology

editor

ed·i·tor
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Today it means: A person who edits or makes changes to documents. Full definition →

Medieval Latin ēditor ← Latin ēdō ← Proto-Italic *didō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  8. Proto-Italic*didō
  9. Latindō
  10. Latinēdō
  11. Medieval Latinēditor
  12. English todayeditor

From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).

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