Admit
/ədˈmɪt/noun
To allow entry, or to confess or acknowledge something as true.
Did you know?In Latin, admittere could mean both physical entry and letting an accusation, idea, or consequence “come in,” which is why the word still carries that eerie double life of permission and confession.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to go, move”
Latin
Latin
admittere
“to send to, let go to, allow to enter; later, to commit or confess”
Old French
Old French
admettre
“to admit, allow entry; acknowledge”
Middle English
English
admitten
“to allow in; confess or acknowledge”
Modern English
English
admit
“to allow to enter, or to confess or acknowledge something as true”