Where does “admission” come from?
Admission comes from Latin admissio, the noun form of admittere, meaning to allow or let in, from ad- prefixed to mittere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád, related to h₂éd meaning toward or at.
admission (English): The act or practice of admitting; permission to...
Definitions
- The act or practice of admitting; permission to...
Ancestry of “admission”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | admissio | an admitting of the male to the female; admission... |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |