Question

If the prefix per- means “through,” what does permit mean in the following sentence?

Their mother would not permit them to go swimming after dinner.


to put through
to send through
to hold through
to drive through

Answer 1

it means to send through

Answer 2

If the prefix per- means "through," the word permit in the following sentence means to send through.
The word permit is derived from the prefix per- and Latin word mittere, which means to send.