English → Latin
“edition” in Latin
The English word edition itself goes back to Latin ēdō, through ēditiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
edition
editio (e.g., Homeri versus, qui tamen non in omni editione reperitur, Quint. It must, therefore, be retained as a technical term, though meaning a particular copy. Reisig allows this, but rejects the plur., editiones for editions. Krebs justly asks, why?). The Aldine editions, *libri Aldini (according to those who reject editiones). A first, second, etc., edition, *liber primum, iterum, etc., editus. To prepare a new edition, *novam editionem parare: to bring out a new edition, librum denuo typis exscribendum curare (☞ librum repetere is bad Latin): to print a large edition, *multa exemplaria libri typis exscribenda curare: the edition is out of print, *omnia exemplaria divendita sunt. The edition will contain everything, *editio habebit omnia.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for edition?
- The usual Latin words for “edition” are ēditiō, iter, edō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.