Admissible
/ədˈmɪs.ə.bəl/noun
Allowed to be accepted or considered valid, especially in a court of law.
Did you know?Its root is the Latin verb *admittere*, which originally meant “to send in, let in, or allow,” a reminder that words for permission often began as words of controlled entry.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to send, let go, or exchange”
Latin
Latin
admittere
“to send to, let in, allow, or commit”
Late Latin
Latin
admissibilis
“capable of being admitted or allowed”
Middle English
English
admissible
“able to be received or allowed”
Modern English
English
admissible
“allowed to be accepted or considered valid, especially as evidence”