Hildegard of Bingen

On Plants

Latin Etymology

In creatione hominis de terra alia terra sumpta est, quae homo est, et omnia elementa ei serviebant, quia eum vivere sentiebant, et obviam omnibus conversationibus eius cum illo operabantur, et ipse cum illis. Et terra dabat viriditatem suam, secundum genus et naturam et mores et omnem  circumitionem hominis. Terra enim cum utilibus herbis ostendit circumitionem spiritalium morum hominis, eos discernendo; sed inutilibus herbis demonstrat inutiles et diabolicos mores eius.

The Latin word mitere means to send. Can you match the English words derived from mitere with their definitions?

1. transmit A. to yield to the will of another
2. submit B. to pardon or forgive
3. demit C. to send across
4. remit D. to consent to
5. admit E. to entrust
6. permit F. to give up an office
7. commit G. to permit to enter

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