English
dissent
Dissent comes from Latin dissentiō ‘to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds,…’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdissentiō‘to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dissenten
- Englishearliest quotation 1654dissent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdissentiō‘to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dissenten
- Englishearliest quotation 1654dissent
Earliest quotation: 1654, John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon the Book of Job: “Some are so eristical and teasty, that they will…”
The story
From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentiō, dissentīre (‘to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel’), from dis- + sentiō, sentīre (see sense).
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *dis-
debate, discover, discipline, disciplinary, disguise, disciple, diffuse, defraud, dissuade, 13 more
Today it means
verb To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin dissentiō / dissent