Where does “assent” come from?
Assent comes from Middle English assenten, meaning to agree or consent.
assent (English): To agree; to give approval; To admit a thing as...
Definitions
- To agree; to give approval; To admit a thing as...
Ancestry of “assent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | assent | — |
| 2 | Latin | assentio | I assent or approve; I agree |
| 3 | Latin | sentiō | to feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses) |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |