Etymology

preditor

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Today it means: In the entertainment industry, a person fulfilling the duties of both producer and editor (and sometimes also writer). Full definition →

English editor ← Medieval Latin ēditor ← Latin ēdō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  9. Proto-Italic*doukō
  10. Latindūcō
  11. Latinprōdūcō
  12. Middle Englishproduce
  13. Englishproduce
  14. Englishproducer
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  17. Proto-Italic*eks
  18. Latinex
  19. Latinex-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  22. Proto-Italic*didō
  23. Latindō
  24. Latinēdō
  25. Medieval Latinēditor
  26. Englisheditor
  27. English todaypreditor

Blend of producer + editor.

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