Where does “disagreement” come from?
Disagreement comes from Middle English dis- prefixed to agreement, with the prefix deriving from Latin dis- (meaning apart or asunder), which traces to Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ (two).
disagreement (English): An argument or debate; A condition of not...
Definitions
- An argument or debate; A condition of not...
Ancestry of “disagreement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agreement | An understanding between entities to follow a... |
| 2 | Middle English | agrement | An understanding, agreement, or state of mutual... |
| 3 | Old French | agrement | agreement; accord |
| 4 | Old French | agreer | to please; to be pleasing to |
| 5 | Old French | gré | pleasure, goodwill; will; step |
| 6 | Latin | grātum | — |
| 7 | Latin | grātus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | praised |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |