Etymology of the English word admit
the English word
admitderived from the Old French word
amettrederived from the Latin word
admittere (urge on, put to a gallop; let in)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of admit in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
admittance,
admitted,
admittingCognates
Spanish
admitirUsage
Word found in Modern English
