Where does “settlement agreement” come from?
settlement agreement (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.
settlement agreement (English): A contractual agreement between parties to actual...
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- A contractual agreement between parties to actual...
Ancestry of “settlement agreement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |