Where does “permissive” come from?
Permissive comes from French permissif, meaning "allowing" or "characterized by permission."
permissive (English): Giving permission, or predisposed to give it;...
Definitions
- Giving permission, or predisposed to give it;...
Ancestry of “permissive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | permissif | permissive, lenient |
| 2 | French | permission | permission |
| 3 | Latin | permissio | yielding, ceding; surrender; leave, permission |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |