emitir

/emiˈtiɾ/ · B1 · verb

to emit, to give off

📡 emitir = emit; from Latin e- (out) + mittere (to send)

The root mittere means to send, and e- means out, so emitir is to send something out. That covers all its senses: a radio emits a signal, a bank issues money, a stove gives off heat. The same root is in transmit, remit and missile.

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