Where does “self-licensing” come from?

self-licensing (English) comes from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

self-licensing (English): The act of giving oneself permission or license...

Definitions

  1. The act of giving oneself permission or license...

Ancestry of “self-licensing”, step by step

self-licensing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Self

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSelfHimself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned)
2Middle EnglishsalveAlternative form of sauf
3Old Englishsealfsalve
4Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
5Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

via English licensing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlicensingpresent participle of license; A giving of...
2EnglishlicenseA legal document giving official permission to do...
3EnglishlsInitialism of letterspacing; plural of l
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp-
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