Where does “editar” come from?

editar (Portuguese) comes from French éditer, from Latin ēditus, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

editar (Portuguese): to edit

Definitions

  1. to edit

Ancestry of “editar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéditerto publish; to edit; edit
2Latinēditusbrought forth, having been brought forth; ejected, having been ejected, discharged, having been discharged
3Latinedōto eat
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin edō →