Where does “disagree” come from?

Disagree comes from Old French desagrëer, meaning to displease or be displeasing, from des- plus agrëer to please.

disagree (English): To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or...

Definitions

  1. To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or...

Ancestry of “disagree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdisagreto refuse to assent to
2Anglo-Normandisagreer
3Old Frenchdesagrëerto be disagreeable; to be unpleasant

Words derived from “disagree

Every word from Old French desagrëerEvery word from Anglo-Norman disagreerEvery word from Middle English disagre