'Concert' reversed its meaning — from Latin 'to contend together' to 'to play in harmony.'
A public musical performance given by one or more musicians or singers; also, agreement or harmony between parties.
From Italian 'concerto,' meaning 'agreement, harmony,' and by extension a musical performance in which players act in concert. The Italian word derives from 'concertare,' meaning 'to bring into agreement' or 'to arrange,' which comes from Latin 'concertāre,' meaning 'to contend, dispute' — a compound of 'con-' (together) and 'certāre' (to strive, contend). The semantic shift from 'contention' to 'harmony' occurred
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