Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

emit 

 

1) to give off, to send out; 2) to  utter

 

The moon emits no light of its own but simply reflects the light of the sun.

 

Related English words: emission (the act of emitting), emissive (able to emit; emitting), emitter

 

Latin root words: emitto, emittere, emisi, emissus - send out; let loose; mitto, mittere, misi, missus - to send; to let go 

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