present participle of issue; giving out, distributing, or publishing officially
From Old French issue 'exit, way out', from Latin exitus, past participle of exire 'to go out'
The word 'issue' originally meant 'a way out' or 'exit' in Old French, which makes sense when you think about issuing something as letting it out into the world. Modern meanings like 'problem' came much later!
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