Where does “admissions” come from?
Admissions comes from Latin admissio, derived from admittere (to allow entry), itself from ad (to) plus mittere (to send).
admissions (English): plural of admission
Definitions
- plural of admission
Ancestry of “admissions”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | admission | The act or practice of admitting; permission to... |
| 2 | Latin | admissio | an admitting of the male to the female; admission... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |