Etymology of the English word consent
the English word
consentderived from the Old French word
consentirderived from the Latin word
consentire (act together; plot, conspire; agree, consent; fit; join, share in sensation, feeling)
derived from the Latin word
sentire (perceive, feel, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sent-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Old French word
consentderived from the Latin word
consentire (act together; plot, conspire; agree, consent; fit; join, share in sensation, feeling)
derived from the Latin word
sentire (perceive, feel, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sent-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of consent in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
consentedCognates
Dutch
consent, French
consensus, French
consentir, German
Konsens, Italian
consentire, Latin
consentire, Norwegian
konsens, Spanish
consentirUsage
Word found in Modern English
