English → Latin
“permit” in Latin
concēdōto depart, retire or withdraw, come away, come, go away; to disappear or vanish; to relinquish, concede, relent, subsidepermittōto let go, let loose; to cast, hurl, throw; send away, export; to give leave, give up, allow, suffer, grant, permit, surlargiorto grant, bestow, dispense, distribute, impart; to lavish or bestow; to give bribessinōto let; to permit; to allow; to put; to lay; to set downpatiorto suffer, endure, tolerate; to allow, acquiesce, permit, submit; to exist, liveferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bearlicetto be allowed; to be permitted; although, even if
The English word permit itself goes back to Latin per, through permittō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
permit
To allow, concedere (mostly on being entreated; opposed to repugnare): permittere (opposed to vetare): largiri (from kindness or complaisance): facultatem dare, or potestatem facere alicujus rei: permittere licentiam, ut, etc. (to put it in anybody’s power to do it): alicujus rei veniam dare, or dare hanc veniam, ut, etc. (to show indulgence in anything): It is permitted, concessum est (general term): licet (is permitted by human law, positive, customary, or traditional). (The words are found in this connection and order.) licitum concessumque est: fas est (by divine law, including the law of conscience). (The words are found in this connection and order.) jus fasque est. As far as the laws permit, quoad per leges liceat (or licitum est, for present time).
To suffer, sinere, pati, ferre, etc. Vid: SUFFER.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for permit?
- The usual Latin words for “permit” are concēdō, permittō, largior; also sinō, patior, ferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.