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Where does “emission” come from?

Emission comes from Middle French émission, from Latin emissio, the noun form of emitto meaning "to send out," from ex- "out" and a root meaning "to send."

emission (English): Something which is emitted or sent out; issue;...

Definitions

  1. Something which is emitted or sent out; issue;...

Ancestry of “emission”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchémission—
2Latinēmissiō—
3Latinēmittō—
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “emission”

  • photoemission
  • reemission
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