French word permettre comes from Proto-Indo-European *mī-, Latin ite, missa est, Latin pro, and later Old French metre (To put, to place.)

Detailed word origin of permettre

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*mī-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
ite, missa est	Latin (lat)
pro	Latin (lat)	About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of.
mitto	Latin (lat)	I announce, tell, report, send word, advise. I attend, guide, escort. I dismiss, disregard. I let or bring out, put or send forth, send out, emit; let blood, bleed; utter a sound, speak, say. I put an end to. I put out, extend, reach out (my hand). I send, cause to go, let go, release, discharge. I throw, hurl, cast, launch, send; throw down, sprinkle. I yield, furnish, produce, export.
metre	Old French (fro)	To put, to place.
mettre	Middle French (frm)	To put; to place.
mettre	French (fra)	(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	French (fra)	(reflexive) to take the liberty of doing something. To permit, to allow.

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