Where does “nonagreement” come from?
nonagreement (English) comes from English agreement, from Middle English agrement, from Old French agrement, from Old French agreer, from Old French gré, from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
nonagreement (English): Absence of agreement; disagreement, discord; Not...
Definitions
- Absence of agreement; disagreement, discord; Not...
Ancestry of “nonagreement”, step by step
nonagreement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English agreement
| 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 |