Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply. · To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offense, etc.). · To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel. · To give up; omit; cease doing.
Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope. · A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.
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- Root classification mention*mey- (change)ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionremittenenm
- Derivation mentionremittōla · to send, send back
- Cognate mentionremettrefro
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