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Unanimous

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means fully in agreement

Where does the word "unanimous" come from? It comes from Latin unanimus, adopted directly into English (1620s).

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Stage 1 of 2
unanimus
Latin · ancient
"of one mind"
'unus', one, plus 'animus', mind
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Stage 2 of 2
unanimous
English · 1620s
"of one mind"
'unanimity' is older, from the 1400s
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Unanimous’s story begins in Latin: unanimus meant “of one mind.” 'unus', one, plus 'animus', mind. It reached English by 1620s as unanimous. 'unanimity' is older, from the 1400s. Today, unanimous means fully in agreement.