Etymology of the French word licence
the Old French word
licencederived from the Medieval Latin word
licentia (freedom, liberty; license)
derived from the Latin word
licens (bold, free, forward)
derived from the Latin word
licere (fetch; it is permitted, one may; it is all right)
Date
The earliest known usage of licence in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
licencierDerivations in other languages
English
license, Romanian
licenţăCognates
Catalan
llicencia, Dutch
licentie, German
Lizenz, Italian
licenzia, Norwegian
lisens, Spanish
licencia, Swedish
licensUsage
Word found in Old French
