myEtymology.com: English etymology of collagen

Etymology of the English word collagen

the English word collagen

derived from the French word collagène

derived from the French word colle

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *colla

derived from the Greek word kolla, κόλλα (glue)

using the French suffix -gène

using the Greek suffix -gen

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

Word found in Modern English