Edition
/ɪˈdɪʃən/noun
A particular form or version of a published work, or the act of publishing it.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *ēdō* meaning “to put out, publish,” the same root behind *edit* and *editor*, so every “edition” is literally a thing that has been brought forth into public view.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ed-
“to eat”
Latin
Latin
edō
“I eat; also, in another derived sense, I put forth / publish”
Latin
Latin
ēditiō
“a bringing forth, publication”
Middle French
Old French
édition
“publication, issuing”
16th Century
English
edition
“the issuing or publishing of a text”
Modern English
English
edition
“a particular published version of a work”