Assent
/əˈsɛnt/noun
To agree to or approve something formally or officially.
Did you know?Assent comes from Latin assentīre, literally “to feel with,” showing how agreement was once imagined as sharing the same inner sense or impulse.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sent-
“to feel, perceive”
Latin
Latin
sentīre
“to feel, perceive, think”
Latin
Latin
assentīre
“to agree with, approve”
Old French
OF
assentir
“to agree, consent”
Middle English
English
assenten
“to agree to, approve”
Modern English
English
assent
“formal agreement or approval”