Etymology of the English word collimate
the English word
collimatederived from the Latin word
collimare (direct sideways; glance sidelong)
derived from the Latin word
collineare (align, direct, aim)
using 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 collimate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
collimator,
collimatedUsage
Word found in Modern English
