Etymology of the English word collapse
the English word
collapsederived from the Latin word
collapsusderived from the Latin word
collabi (collapse, fall down, in ruin)
using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Late Latin word
labi (slip, slip and fall; slide)
Date
The earliest known usage of collapse in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
collapsible,
collapsar,
collapsed,
collapsingDerivations in other languages
French
collapserCognates
Dutch
collaps, French
collapsus, German
Kollaps, Norwegian
kollaps, Swedish
kollapsUsage
Word found in Modern English
