Where does “disagreeing” come from?
Disagreeing derives from Middle English disagreeing, from Latin disagreāre (to disagree), from Latin dis- (apart) and agreāre, from Latin ad- (to) and greāre, tracing to Proto-Indo-European ád (to) and dwóh₁ (two).
disagreeing (English): present participle of disagree
Definitions
- present participle of disagree
Ancestry of “disagreeing”, step by step
disagreeing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English agree
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agree | To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | agreen | To ingratiate or please; to make content or... |
| 3 | Old French | agreer | to please; to be pleasing to |
| 4 | Old French | gré | pleasure, goodwill; will; step |
| 5 | Latin | grātum | — |
| 6 | Latin | grātus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | praised |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |