concurring etymology

Etymology:

• Late 16th century, from Latin concurrere "to run together," from com- "together" + currere "to run."

Meaning:

• Agreeing in opinion, belief, or action.
• Acting or happening at the same time.

Origin:

• The Latin verb concurrere literally means "to run together." It was used figuratively to describe two or more entities that come together in agreement or coincidence.
• The term was first used in English in the late 16th century to describe the agreement of legal decisions or opinions.
• It has since been generalized to cover any situation where there is agreement or coincidence.

Usage:

• The decision was made by a concurring majority of the court.
• The two studies arrived at concurring conclusions.
• The timing of the events was a strange concurrence.

concurring relate terms

• concur

  Etymology From Latin concurrere to run together from con together currere

• arrange

  Etymology Meaning Origin etymology the origin of a word and the

• conciliate

  Etymology Latin conciliare to call together reconcile Con together calare to

• settle

  Etymology Middle English settelen from Old English setlan from Proto Germanic satli

• concede

  Etymology Old French conceder Latin concedere from con with together cedere

• make up

  Etymology Make Old English macian meaning to form create or produce Up Old Eng

• subscribe

  Etymology Latin subscribere Prefix sub meaning under or beneath Verb scribe

• concord

  Etymology The word concord derives from the Latin word concordis which means harmo

• hold

  Etymology Old English healdan Proto West Germanic haldan Proto Germanic haldaną P

• coincide

  Etymology Coincide comes from the Old French word coinceder which means to fall t