Where does “concord” come from?
Concord comes from French concorde, from Latin concors meaning "agreeing in heart," derived from cor meaning "heart" with the prefix com- meaning "together."
concord (English): A state of agreement; harmony; union; Agreement...
Definitions
- A state of agreement; harmony; union; Agreement...
Ancestry of “concord”, step by step
concord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French concorde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | concorde | harmony, concord; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | Concordia | A city of Venetia situated on the road from Altinum to Aquileia, now Concordia Sagittaria |
| 3 | Latin | concors | agreeing, of one mind, concordant; like-minded;... |
| 4 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 5 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Latin concordia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | concordia | an agreement together, union, harmony, concord;... |