Etymology

concert

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Today it means: To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation. Full definition →

French concert ← Italian concerto
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromconcerto
  2. French · borrowed fromconcert
  3. English todayconcert

Borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concerto.

Words from the same roots

Italianconcerto all →

concertoconcerto grosso

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.