acordar

/akoɾˈdaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to agree

🤝 a- + cor (heart) + -dar: bring hearts together, same root as accord

From Latin ad + cor, cordis (heart): to bring hearts into line, so to agree or settle a plan. English accord is the same word. The carpentry sense follows the same logic: two surfaces brought into agreement sit flush and level.

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