Etymology

assent

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Today it means: To agree to a proposal. Full definition →

Middle English assent ← Old French assent ← Latin assentiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromassentiō
  2. Old French · derived fromassent
  3. Middle English · inherited fromassent
  4. English todayassent

From Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and assentir (verb), from Latin assentiō (whence as-).

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