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Where does “agreer” come from?

agreer (Old French) comes from Old French gré, from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

agreer (Old French): to please; to be pleasing to

Definitions

  1. to please; to be pleasing to

Ancestry of “agreer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrépleasure, goodwill; will; step
2Latingrātum—
3Latingrātus—
4Proto-Italicgrātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htós—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

Words derived from “agreer”

  • agree
  • agreeing
  • disagreeing
  • agreeth
  • agreeability
  • nonagreeing
  • agreer
  • agreeingly
  • agreest
  • reagree
  • agreeeth
  • agreeingness
  • agréable
  • désagréablement
  • désagréable
  • agréablement
  • désagrément
  • agréer
  • malagrabla
  • malagrablaĵo
  • agrableco
  • agrablaĵo
  • malagrableco
  • agrabla
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