Admission
/ədˈmɪʃ.ən/noun
The act of allowing someone to enter, or a statement acknowledging something as true.
Did you know?The word comes through Latin from a verb meaning “to send toward” or “let in,” and in legal use an “admission” can be a statement so powerful it becomes evidence against you.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to change, exchange, send”
Latin
Latin
mittere
“to send, let go, release”
Latin
Latin
admittere
“to send to, allow in, let in”
Old French
Old French
admission
“an act of admitting or allowing entry”
Middle English
English
admission
“the act of admitting; entry granted”
Modern English
English
admission
“the act of allowing entry, or an acknowledgment of truth”