Where does “predisagreement” come from?
predisagreement (English) comes from English disagreement, 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 — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
predisagreement (English): A pause or utterance indicating disagreement to...
Definitions
- A pause or utterance indicating disagreement to...
Ancestry of “predisagreement”, step by step
predisagreement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disagreement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disagreement | An argument or debate; A condition of not... |
| 2 | English | agreement | An understanding between entities to follow a... |
| 3 | Middle English | agrement | An understanding, agreement, or state of mutual... |
| 4 | Old French | agrement | agreement; accord |
| 5 | Old French | agreer | to please; to be pleasing to |
| 6 | Old French | gré | pleasure, goodwill; will; step |
| 7 | Latin | grātum | — |
| 8 | Latin | grātus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | praised |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |