Etymology

dissent

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Today it means: To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to). Full definition →

Middle English dissenten ← Latin dissentiō, dissentīre
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdissentiō, dissentīre“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdissenten
  3. English todaydissent

From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentiō, dissentīre (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentiō, sentīre (see sense).

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