Latin
licet
‘it is allowed’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin licet.
7 English words in this record descend from Latin licet, most familiar first.
- license ← licence ← licence ← licentia ← licens
- leisure ← leyser ← leisir ← loisir
- illicit ← illicite ← illicitus ← licitus
- licentious ← licentiōsus ← licentia ← licēns
- licit ← licitus
- videlicet
- liceity
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Etymograph / Latin licet