Where does “unanimity” come from?

Unanimity derives from French unanimité, from Latin unanimitas, combining unus meaning "one" and animus meaning "mind," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European óynos.

unanimity (English): The condition of agreement by all parties, the...

Definitions

  1. The condition of agreement by all parties, the...

Ancestry of “unanimity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchunanimité
2Latinunanimitas
Every word from Latin unanimitasEvery word from Middle French unanimité