Etymology of the French word consentir
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 consentir in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
consentement,
consentantDerivations in other languages
English
consentCognates
Dutch
consent, English
consent, French
consensus, German
Konsens, Italian
consentire, Latin
consentire, Norwegian
konsens, Spanish
consentirUsage
Word found in Old French
