Rendition
/rɛnˈdɪʃən/noun
The act of rendering or presenting something, or a particular version or performance of it.
Did you know?Rendition comes through French from Latin *reddere* (“to give back, restore”), a powerful root that also gave English words tied to debt, return, and surrender.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
reddere
“to give back, return, restore”
Late Latin
Latin
redditionem
“a giving back, restoration”
Old French
Old French
reddition
“a surrender, yielding up”
14th-15th Century
English
rendicion
“a surrender or handing over”
Modern English
English
rendition
“an act or manner of rendering, performing, or presenting something”