Etymology

agreement

a·gree·ment
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Today it means: An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct. Full definition →

Middle English agrement ← Old French agrement ← Latin grātum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Old Frencha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷr̥Htós
  8. Proto-Italic*gʷrātos
  9. Latingrātus
  10. Latingrātum
  11. Old Frenchgré
  12. Old Frenchagreer
  13. Old Frenchagrement
  14. Middle Englishagrement
  15. English todayagreement

From Middle English agrement, agreement, from Old French agrement, agreement. Doublet of agrément. Morphologically agree + -ment.

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