Where does “承諾” come from?

承諾 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 承 — agree to; succeed to.

承諾 (Japanese): consent, assent, agreement, acceptation; consent,...

Definitions

  1. consent, assent, agreement, acceptation; consent,...

Ancestry of “承諾”, step by step

承諾 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 承

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese承agree to; succeed to

via Japanese 諾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese諾consent
Every word from Japanese 承 →