license · noun1
- Latin · derived fromlicentia“license”
- Old French · derived fromlicence
- Middle English · inherited fromlicence
- English todaylicense
From Middle English licence, licens, lisence, lissens, licance, from Old French licence, from Latin licentia (“license”), from licens, present participle of licere (“to be allowed, be allowable”); compare linquere, Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave”).
license · verb2
- Medieval Latin · derived fromlicentiō
- Old French · derived fromlicencer
- Middle English · inherited fromlicencen
- English todaylicense
From Middle English licencen, licensen, lisensen, licent, from Old French licencer, licencier, licenciier, licenser, from Medieval Latin licentiō (cf. English licentiate).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.