Etymology of the English word collateral
the English word
collateralderived from the Medieval Latin word
collateralis (collateral)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
latus (side; side; flank; wide, broad; spacious)
derived from the Latin word
ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*telÉ™-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)
Date
The earliest known usage of collateral in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
bicollateral,
collateralizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
