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Where does “emit” come from?

Emit comes from Latin emitto, from ex- and a verb root deriving from Proto-Indo-European mey-, meaning to send or let go.

emit (English): to send out or give off

Definitions

  1. to send out or give off

Ancestry of “emit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “emit”

  • emitter
  • reemit
  • photoemitter
  • radioemitter
  • photoemit
  • emitter
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