Where does “editorless” come from?
editorless (English) comes from English editor, from Medieval Latin editor, from Latin ēditor, from Latin ēditus, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
editorless (English): Without an editor or editors
Definitions
- Without an editor or editors
Ancestry of “editorless”, step by step
editorless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English editor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | editor | A person who edits or makes changes to documents;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | editor | second/third-person singular future passive... |
| 3 | Latin | ēditor | editor, publisher |
| 4 | Latin | ēditus | brought forth, having been brought forth; ejected, having been ejected, discharged, having been discharged |
| 5 | Latin | edō | to eat |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |