Etymology

redaction

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Today it means: An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring. Full definition →

French rédaction ← New Latin redactiō ← Latin redigō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromredigō“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromredactiō“redaction”
  3. French · borrowed fromrédaction
  4. English todayredaction

From French rédaction or its etymon New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”). By surface analysis, redact + -ion.

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