assent
/əˈsent/uh-SENT
/əˈsɛnt/uh-SENT
Meaningto feel with
Common meaning: to agree
- asto, towardsSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 38 · scan
- sentto feel, perceive with the sensesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1672 · scan
‘to, towards’ + ‘to feel, perceive with the senses’ → assent
Journey through time
- as — Latin ad- “to, towards” (path traced)
- sent — Latin sentiō, sēnsī, sēnsum “to feel, perceive with the senses” (path traced)
Parts join in Latin as assentire.
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin assentire, which Skeat analyses as ad- ‘to, towards’ + sentire ‘to feel, perceive with the senses’.
Roots
- assentire Latin “to feel with”
- sentiō, sēnsī, sēnsum Latin “to feel, perceive with the senses”
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