English word permit comes from Latin missum, Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) mettre (To put; to place.), Old French (842-ca. 1400) metre (To put, to place.), Latin pro
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| missum | Latin (lat) | |
| mettre | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | To put; to place. |
| metre | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To put, to place. |
| pro | Latin (lat) | About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of. |
| mettre | French (fr) | (pronominal) to start (+ à) (something / doing something), to get around to doing something. (transitive) to put; to place. (transitive) to set (to lay a table). (transitive, of clothing) to put on. |
| permittere | Latin (lat) | |
| permettre | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | To permit, to allow. |
| permitten | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| permit | English (en) | (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible. [from 16th c.]. (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of). [from 18th c.]. (now, _, archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone). [from 15th c.]. (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]. (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]. [...] |