English word origin

Etymology of accord

From Middle English accord, from Old French acort, from acorder (see verb below).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

Agreement of opinion, will, or action. · Agreement in pitch and tone; harmony, musical concord. · Agreement or harmony of things in general. · A distinctive mixture of fragrances or the odor thereof.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English accord, from Old French acort, from acorder (see verb below).

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Root classification mention*ḱerd-ine-pro
Inherited-form mentionaccordenm
Derivation mentionacortfro

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust. · To bring (people) to an agreement; to reconcile, settle, adjust or harmonize. · To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant. · To agree in pitch and tone.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English accorden, acorden, borrowed from Old French acorder (compare modern French accord and accorder), from Vulgar Latin *accordāre, from Latin concordāre via prefix substitution (with Latin ad-), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d-, and thus distantly related to English heart (via Proto-Germanic *hertô).

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Derivation mentionconcordola
Derivation mentionad-la
Derivation mention*ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d-ine-pro
Cognate mentionhearten
Cognate mention*hertôgem-pro

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