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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ACCORD. Etymology of the word
ACCORD.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ACCORD,
to grant; to agree. (F.—L.) M.E. accorden, to
agree; Chaucer, C. T. Group B, 2137; and still earlier, viz. in Rob. of Glouc.
pp. 237, 309 (R.) and in K. Alisaunder, ed. Weber, l. 148.—O.F. acorder,
to agree.—Low Lat. accordare, to agree, used in much the same way
as Lat. concordare, and similarly formed.—Lat. ac- = ad,
to, i.e. in agreement with; and cord-, stem of cor, the
heart. Cf. E. concord, discord. The Lat. cor is
cognate with E. Heart, q. v.
Der. accord-ance, accord-ing, according-ly, accord-ant, accord-ant-ly;
also accord-ion, from its pleasing sound.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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