ENGLISH ROOT WORD: ed-, es-, eder- from Latin edere, esus, editus, edax

 

 

【ed-, es-, eder-】 are a word-forming element
usually meaning "eat, give out, put out, publish"

from Latin "edere, esus, editus, edax"

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[WORD ROOT]root eder
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] eder, es, edit, edo, est, ese, edac
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) edere, esus, editus, edax
[MEANING]root eat, give out, put out, publish

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 editus [pp of edere]
• 【Latin】 edere [ex+dere] bring forth, produce; give out, put out, publish; eat up
• 【Latin】 esus eaten, having been eaten
• 【Latin】 edax [from edere] voracious, gluttonous

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

comedo, comestible, edacious, edacity, eder-, edible, edit, edition, editor, editorial, obese, obesity

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

 

comedo [noun] from comedo 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 the technical name for blackhead
【First Known Meaning】 blackhead; hard, blackish tubercule on the skin of the face,
【Etymology】 《Latin comedere》 com+edere; to eat up
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with, completely ⑵ edo(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish

comestible [adjective] from comestible 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 〈a rare word for edible〉 edible
【SYNONYM】 edible
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with, completely ⑵ est(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish ⑶ ible(able); adjective suffix

edacious [adjective] from edacious 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 devoted to eating; voracious; greedy
【First Known Meaning】 given to eating, voracious,
【Etymology】 《Latin edax》 [from edere] voracious, gluttonous
【ROOTs】 ⑴ edac(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish ⑵ ious(ous); adjective suffix

edacity [noun] from edacious 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 (archaic) Greediness; voracity; rapacity.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【Etymology】 《Latin edax》 [from edere] voracious, gluttonous
【ROOTs】 ⑴ edac(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish ⑵ ity; noun suffix

eder- [combining form] from eder-
【DEFINITION】 bring forth, produce; give out, put out, publish; eat up
【Etymology】 《Latin edere》 [ex+dere] bring forth, produce; give out, put out, publish; eat up
【ROOTs】 eder; eat, give out, put out

edible [adjective] from edible 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 If something is edible, it is safe to eat and not poisonous.
【SYNONYM】 comestible
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ed(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish ⑵ ible(able); adjective suffix

edit [verb] from edit 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 If you edit a text such as an article or a book, you correct and adapt it so that it is suitable for publishing.
【First Known Meaning】 to publish
【Declension/Conjugation】 edited, edited, editing, edits
【DERIVATIVEs】 edit, editable, edition, editor, editorial, editorship
【SYNONYM】 cut
【ROOTs】 edit(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish

edition [noun] from edit 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 An edition is a particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is printed at one time.
【First Known Meaning】 version, translation, a form of a literary work
【pl.】 editions
【DERIVATIVEs】 edit, editable, edition, editor
【ROOTs】 ⑴ edit(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish ⑵ ion; noun suffix

editor [noun] from edit 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 An editor is the person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine and who decides what will be published in each edition of it.
【First Known Meaning】 publisher,
【pl.】 editors
【DERIVATIVEs】 edit, editable, edition, editor, editorial, editorialist, editorialize, editorially, editorship
【COMPOSITION】 edit + or
【ROOTs】 ⑴ edit(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish ⑵ or; noun suffix

 

 

editorial [adjective] from edit 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 Editorial means involved in preparing a newspaper, magazine, or book for publication.
【DERIVATIVEs】 edit, editor, editorial, editorialist, editorialize, editorially, editorship
【ROOTs】 ⑴ edit(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish ⑵ ori(ory); noun suffix ⑶ al; adjective suffix

obese [adjective] from obese 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 If someone is obese, they are extremely fat.
【First Known Meaning】 exceedingly fat
【DERIVATIVEs】 obesely, obeseness, obesity, obese
【Etymology】 《Latin obesus》 pp of obedere; fat, stout, plump
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ob; about; because of ⑵ ese(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish

obesity [noun] from obese 〈 eder-
【DEFINITION】 obese + ity
【First Known Meaning】 condition or quality of being corpulent
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 obesely, obeseness, obesity, obese
【COMPOSITION】 obese + ity
【Etymology】 《Latin obesus》 pp of obedere; fat, stout, plump
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ob; about; because of ⑵ es(eder); eat, give out, put out, publish ⑶ ity; noun suffix

Other word list containing ed-, es-, eder-; edibility, escarole, esculent, esurience, esurient, inedia, inedible, inescation, inescate

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

eco-
ease
dyna-
draw
dure-
duc-, duct-
dra-, drama-, drast-
dox-, dog-
don-
domin-

 

 

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