Where does “concordant” come from?
Concordant comes from French concordant, from Latin concordans, the present participle of concordare, meaning to agree in heart, ultimately from Latin cum, meaning with.
concordant (English): Agreeing or harmonious; consistent; Intruding...
Definitions
- Agreeing or harmonious; consistent; Intruding...
Ancestry of “concordant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | concordant | present participle of concorder; concordant |
| 2 | Latin | concordans | agreeing, congruous |
| 3 | Latin | concordō | to agree, harmonise |
| 4 | Latin | concors | agreeing, of one mind, concordant; like-minded;... |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |