Emit
/ɪˈmɪt/noun
To send out or give off something, such as light, heat, sound, or a signal.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *ēmittere*, formed from *e-* (“out”) + *mittere* (“to send”), the same ancient root behind words like *mission* and *dismiss*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*m(e)it-
“to send, let go”
Latin
Latin
mittere
“to send, dispatch”
Latin
Latin
ēmittere
“to send out, release, let go”
Old French
Old French
emettre
“to emit, send out”
Middle English
English
emiten
“to send out, discharge”
Modern English
English
emit
“to give off or send out”