Where does “redaction” come from?
Redaction derives from Latin redactio, past participle of redigere meaning to drive back, from agere meaning to drive, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning to move or act.
redaction (English): Edited or censored version of a document; The...
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- Edited or censored version of a document; The...
Ancestry of “redaction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rédaction | editing; editorial staff; writing, piece of... |
| 2 | Latin | redactus | driven or led back; received |
| 3 | Latin | redigō | — |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “redaction”