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Where does “concert” come from?

Concert comes from French concert, from Italian concerto, from Italian concertare meaning to arrange or settle together, from Latin concertare, composed of Latin con- meaning together and Latin cresco meaning to grow.

concert (English): To plan together; to settle or adjust by...

Definitions

  1. To plan together; to settle or adjust by...

Ancestry of “concert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconcertconcert
2Italianconcertoconcert, recital; concerto; agreement, concert
3Latinconcertō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “concert”

  • concertmaster
  • preconcert
  • concertgoer
  • concertgoing
  • postconcert
  • concertize
  • concertist
  • concertlike
  • miniconcert
  • midconcert
  • concertion
  • nonconcert
  • concert-goer
  • superconcert
  • concerteth
  • コンサート
  • 콘서트
  • คอนเสิร์ต
  • ikhonsathi
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