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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
No, it was aimed at a "concert". Barry Manilow was playing.  |
Well, I know that this will disconcert Mark, but the word comes from Latin (at least not from the French.
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concertatio -onis f.: contest , strife, dispute
In the XVII century "concertare" was a musical form where the instruments were disputing with each other. Now the verb "concertare" in Italian means exactly the opposite of its Latin ancestor, because it means "to get together in order to find an agreement", in music and politics. Besides the musical reason, it can be also because of the similar word
concentus -us m.: singing together, harmony; hence: agreement, unity, concord
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