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The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʷerH-“to welcome, greet, praise”
2. Latin · derived fromad“to”
3. Old French · derived fromagreer“to accept or receive kindly”
4. Middle English · inherited fromagreen
5. English todayagree

From Middle English agreen, from Old French agreer (“to accept or receive kindly”), from a gré (“favorably”), from Latin ad (“to”) + gratum (“pleasing”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”).

Words from the same roots