Where does “licentia” come from?

licentia (Latin) comes from Latin licēns, from Latin licet, from Proto-Italic *likēt — to be available, to have the value of, to be for sale.

licentia (Latin): a license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one...

Definitions

  1. a license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one...

Ancestry of “licentia”, step by step

licentia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin licēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlicēnsallowing; permitting
2Latinlicetit is allowed; one is permitted; although, even...
3Proto-Italic*likētto be available, to have the value of, to be for sale

via French licencier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlicencierto fire, to sack; to licence
2Latinlicentiō—

Words derived from “licentia”

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