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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
UNANIMOUS.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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UNANIMOUS,
of one mind. (L.) 'The universall and unanimous
belief;' Camden, Hist. of Q. Elizabeth, an. 1588 (R.) Englished (by
change of -us to -ous, as in arduous, &c.), from Lat. unanimus,
of one mind.—Lat. un-us, one; and animus, mind; see Unit
and Animosity.
Der. unanimous-ly; also unanim-i-ty, spelt unanimitee in
The Libell of Englishe Policye (A.D. 1436), l. 1068, (quoted in Hackluyt's
Voyages, i. 206), from F. unanimité, omitted by Cotgrave, but in use in
the 14th century (Littré), from Lat. acc. unanimitatem, due to the adj.
unanimis,
by-form of unanimus.
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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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