admissio

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [adˈmɪs.si.oː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [adˈmis.si.o]^[1]

Forms

admissiō f (genitive admissiōnis); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from admittō “to let in, admit” with the suffix -tiō.^[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's earliest citation is from Varro, of controlled mating of animals.^[2] Köbler's first source is Seneca; he dates Varro 116–27 BC.^[4]

Semantic evolution

In Varro it meant the controlled mating of domestic animals, in medicine the application of a remedy, and in Seneca admission to an audience with a great man.^[2]

In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant admission, entrance, an audience, and the entering upon an inheritance, and in canon law the superior's conferring of an office.^[5] British Medieval Latin used it for admission to a benefice, to court, to the peace, and to a degree.^[6] It survives in Italian ammissione and Spanish admisión, and gave English admission in the early 15th century.^[1][3]

Timeline

• 116–27 BC – Varro uses it of the mating of animals.^[2][4]
• 4 BC–65 AD – Seneca uses it of admission to an audience.^[2][4]
• early 15th century – English admission is recorded.^[3]

Meanings

Noun

1. Controlled mating (of animals).^[2]
2. (medicine) Application.^[2]
3. Admission to an audience.^[2]
4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) The conferring of an office.^[5]
5. (Medieval Latin) Admission to a benefice or a degree.^[6]

Word family

• admissionalis

Related words

• admittō
• mittō
• English admission

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
4. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
5. ^ a b Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson
6. ^ a b Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press