'edit' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'editus,' where 'e-' meant 'out' and 'dare' meant 'to give.'

'editus' transformed into the French word 'éditer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'edit' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to give out or publish,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to prepare written material for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.'