Etymology of the French word consentement
the French word
consentementderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of consentement in French dates from the 12th century.
Cognates
Provençal
cossentimen, Spanish
consentimiento
