English
agrément
Agrément comes from French agrément ‘congeniality, amenity’, from Old French agrement ‘agreement’, and ultimately from Latin grātum.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrātum
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gré
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400agreer‘to please’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400agrement‘agreement’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentagrément‘congeniality, amenity’
- Englishearliest quotation 1793same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrātum
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gré
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400agreer‘to please’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400agrement‘agreement’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentagrément‘congeniality, amenity’
- Englishearliest quotation 1793same form
Earliest quotation: 1793, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters: “There can be nothing imagined more charming, more fascinating…”
Linked words
through Old French gré
through Old French agreer ‘to please’
through Old French agrement ‘agreement’
Today it means
noun Pleasant qualities, charms.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin grātum / agrément