Edit etymology

English

English word edit comes from Latin evanescere, Latin *do

Etymology of edit

Detailed word origin of edit

Dictionary entry Language Definition
evanescere Latin (lat)
*do Latin (lat)
edo Latin (lat) I give out, put or bring forth; eject, discharge.. I produce, bear, give birth to, yield, form, beget.. I produce, perform, show, inflict, bring about, cause.. I put forth, publish, spread abroad, circulate.. I raise up, lift, elevate.. I set forth, relate, tell, disclose, deliver, announce, declare.
editor English (en) (computer software) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.. (television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.. A copy editor.. A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film. A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories [...]
edit English (en) (computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.. A change to the text of a document. (biology) To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.. (computing) To change the contents of a file, website, programme etc.. (transitive) To be the editor of a publication.. To alter a film by cutting and splicing frames.. To change a text, or a document.