1. Etymology of the English word collect
the English word
collectderived from the Latin word
collectus (compact, concise; restricted; heap, pile; accumulation)
derived from the Latin word
colligere (collect, assemble, bring; obtain, acquire, amass)
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Derivations in English
collected,
collectible,
uncollectible,
collectingCognates
Dutch
collekte, French
collecter, French
collecte, German
Kollekte, Icelandic
kollekta, Italian
colletta, Norwegian
kollekt, Spanish
colecta, Swedish
kollektUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word collect
derived from the English word
collectderived from the Medieval Latin word
collecta (contribution; collection; meeting)
derived from the Latin word
collectus (compact, concise; restricted; heap, pile; accumulation)
derived from the Latin word
colligere (collect, assemble, bring; obtain, acquire, amass)
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
