deletion

/dɪˈliʃən/dih-LEE-shuhn

Meaningthe act or result of deleting

Common meaning: the act or result of deleting (inferred)

deleto wipe outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 537 · scan
tverb or noun ending (part of the Latin stem)
ionnoun ending: act or result

Journey through time

Proto-Indo-European*dar-‘tear, rend, rive’source
Latindēleō, dēlēre‘to wipe out’
Englishdelete‘to remove or erase’
Englishformed in English from deletedeletion‘the act or result of deleting (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of deleting. It can be inferred from any of: delete.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from delete + -ion (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

dēleō, dēlēre Latin “to wipe out”

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