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Where does “redactive” come from?

redactive (English) comes from English redact, from Old French redacter, from Latin redactus, from Latin redigō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

redactive (English): Involving or relating to redaction

Definitions

  1. Involving or relating to redaction

Ancestry of “redactive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishredactTo censor, to black out or remove parts of a...
2Old Frenchredacter—
3Latinredactusdriven or led back; received
4Latinredigō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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