omitto

Omitto is a Latin verb of the third conjugation. It is the first person singular present active indicative form of omittere. The principal parts are omitto, omittere, omisi, omissum. The basic sense is “I omit,” with related meanings including “to send away,” “to neglect,” or “to leave out.”

Etymology and forms: Omitto comes from the Latin verb omittere, literally “to send away,” formed from mittere with a prefixal or assimilated element. The word belongs to a family that yields the noun omissio (omission) and adjectives such as omissus or omissus (omitted).

Usage in Latin literature: In Classical Latin, omitto covers a range of concepts such as neglecting an action, omitting a part of a statement or list, or deliberately not mentioning something. It appears in prose and poetry to express omission, omission-related rhetorical effects, or the act of refraining from including content in a text or action.

Modern relevance: The form and its derivatives are studied in Latin grammar, philology, and textual criticism. The English term omission ultimately derives from omissio, itself from omitto, and is widely used in linguistics, manuscript studies, and translation theory to describe something left out. While omitto is primarily of interest to scholars of Latin, its semantic field — leaving out or neglecting — informs modern discussions of writing, editing, and interpretation.