Remit
/rɪˈmɪt/noun
To send money, a message, or a matter back; or to cancel or reduce a penalty or obligation.
Did you know?English remits its meaning from Latin remittere, a compound used for both physical release and legal forgiveness, which is why the word can still mean to send money home or to let a punishment go.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to change, move, go”
Latin
Latin
mittere
“to send, let go, dispatch”
Latin
Latin
remittere
“to send back, relax, slacken, forgive”
Old French
Old French
remettre
“to send back, restore, forgive”
Middle English
English
remitten
“to send back; to release from a duty or punishment”
Modern English
English
remit
“to send or transfer; to cancel or reduce a debt, penalty, or obligation”