consenting etymology

Etymology:

  • consenting (verb): Middle English consentinge, from Anglo-Norman French consentant, present participle of consentir, from Latin consentire, meaning "to agree, comply, approve"
  • consent (noun): Middle English consent, from Anglo-Norman French consent, from Latin consensus, meaning "agreement, unanimity, consent"

Origin:

consenting and consent derive from the Late Latin consentire, which is a compound of com- ("together") and sentire ("to feel, think, perceive"). The root sentire is also found in English words such as sense, sentiment, and sentence.

Meaning:

  • consenting (verb): willingly agreeing to something
  • consent (noun): the agreement or approval of a person

consenting relate terms

  • sense

    Etymology Middle English sens from Old French sens from Latin sensus sensation perc

  • consenting

    Etymology consenting verb Middle English consentinge from Anglo Norman French conse

  • permit

    Etymology The word permit derives from the Latin verb permittere which means to all

  • settle

    Etymology Middle English settelen from Old English setlan from Proto Germanic satli

  • refuse

    Etymology Old French refus refuser Latin refutare to refute reject oppose Proto

  • allow

    Etymology Middle English allowen alowe from Old French aloer alouer from Late Latin

  • eager

    Etymology The word eager comes from the Middle English word egre meaning sharp s

  • agree

    Etymology From Middle English agreen from Anglo Norman agreer from Old French agreer

  • cater

    Etymology Cater derives from the Middle English word catere which is of uncertain ori

  • trace

    Etymology The word trace has its roots in Old French stemming from the Latin word tra

  • react

    Etymology The word react has its roots in the Latin prefix re meaning back or a