excerpt
/ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/ · noun
Meaning
- A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
- To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
Etymology / origin
From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).
- excerptus(Latin)→
- *kerp-(ine-pro)→
- excerpt (English)
- Relations: root, uder
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