Where does “elide” come from?

Elide comes from Latin elīdere, from ex- (out) and laedere (to strike), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

elide (English): To leave out or omit; To cut off, as a vowel or a...

Definitions

  1. To leave out or omit; To cut off, as a vowel or a...

Ancestry of “elide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinelidoI knock, dash or strike out; I tear, force or...
2Latinēx-out, away
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “elide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin elido →