'Concur' is Latin for 'run together' — agreement as ideas arriving at the same point.
Definition
To agree or have the same opinion; to happen at the same time or place; to cometogether or converge.
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Latin15th centurywell-attested
From Latin "concurrere" meaning "to runtogether, to meet, to clash, to coincide," composed of "con-" (together, with) and "currere" (to run). Latin "currere" derives from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (to run), a root that producedone of the most dynamic lexical families in the language. PIE *ḱers- generated Latin "cursus" (a running, a course), "curriculum" (a running, a racecourse — later
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In legal opinions, a 'concurring opinion' is written by a judge who agrees with the majority's conclusion but for different reasons — the minds run to the same destination by different routes. A 'dissenting opinion' is written by a judge who runs to a different destination entirely. The spatial metaphor of 'concur' is built into the structure of judicial reasoning.
a course of study), "cursor" (a runner), Old Norse "hross" (horse — the runner), Old English "hors" (horse — from the same root), Old High German "hros" (horse, modern German "Ross"), and Welsh "carrog" (torrent). The semantic connection
) dates from the 18th century. The computing term "concurrent" (processes running simultaneously) returns the word to its most literal Latin sense: running together. The semantic arc spans physical running (*ḱers-) through convergence (concurrere) to intellectual agreement (concur). Key roots: con- (Latin: "together, with"), currere (Latin: "to run").