Where does “omission” come from?
Omission comes from Middle English omissioun, from Old French omission, from Late Latin omissio, from Latin omitto meaning "to send away or leave out," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European mey- meaning "to change or move."
omission (English): The act of omitting; The act of neglecting to...
Definitions
- The act of omitting; The act of neglecting to...
Ancestry of “omission”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | omissioun | omission, neglection; A sin of omission |
| 2 | Old French | omission | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | omissio | — |
| 4 | Latin | omittō | to let go, allow to pass by, let fall or let loose |
| 5 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |