Etymology

consentaneous

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Today it means: Done or made by general consent; widely agreed or approved. Full definition →

Latin consentaneus
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromconsentaneus
  2. English todayconsentaneous

Learned borrowing from Latin consentaneus + English -aneous. Consentaneus is derived from consentire (“to agree”).

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