Permit Definition
(now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone). [from 15th c.]
A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
Origin of Permit
Alteration of Spanish palometa a species of pompano (Trachinotus ovatus), any of several other species of fish probably ultimately from Doric Greek pālamus, pālamud- variant of Greek pēlamus, pēlamud- young tuna, tuna in its first year of unknown origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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An irregular borrowing from Spanish palometa, probably from a Doric variant of Ancient Greek πηλαμύς (pilamus, “young tuna").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English permitten from Latin permittere per- through per– mittere to let go
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin permittō (“give up, allow"), from per (“through") + mittō (“send").
From Wiktionary
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