Unanimous
/juːˈnæn.ɪ.məs/noun
Fully in agreement; sharing the same opinion or decision.
Did you know?It comes from Latin *unanimus*, a word built from *unus* (“one”) + *animus* (“mind, spirit, soul”), so agreement was imagined as multiple people becoming a single inner force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁óynos
“one, single”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂enh₁-
“to breathe, blow; life, soul”
Latin
Latin
unus
“one”
Latin
Latin
animus
“mind, spirit, soul, courage”
Latin
Latin
unanimus
“of one mind, agreed”
Middle English
English
unanimous
“of one mind; in full agreement”
Modern English
English
unanimous
“fully in agreement”