myEtymology.com: English etymology of collaborate

Etymology of the English word collaborate

the English word collaborate

derived from the Late Latin word collaboratio (collaboration, working together)

derived from the Latin word collaborare (labor, work with, together)

derived from the Latin word laborare (work, labor; produce)

derived from the Latin word labor (labor, toil, exertion; preoccupation, concern; struggle)

using the Latin prefix co-

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

The earliest known usage of collaborate in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English