permit

/pəˈmɪt/pur-MIT

/pɚˈmɪt/pur-MIT

Meaningto let go through

Common meaning: to allow

perthrough; thoroughly
mitto send, releaseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1152 · scan

‘through’ + ‘to send, release’ → permit

Journey through time

Latinpermittere‘to let go through’source
Englishpermit‘to allow’ · today

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 mittō ‘to send, release’.

Roots

mittō, mīsī, missum Latin “to send, release”

Related words

decommission dismiss dismissal emit missal omit promise subcommittee submission submit surmise transmit

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