Etymology of the English word collision
the English word
collisionderived from the Late Latin word
collisio (clash, collision; dashing)
derived from the Latin word
collisus (crushed, flattened; striking, clashing together; collision)
derived from the Latin word
collidere (strike, dash together; crush)
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)
derived from the Latin word
laedere (strike; hurt, injure)
Date
The earliest known usage of collision in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
French
collision, German
Kollision, Norwegian
kollisjon, Swedish
kollisionUsage
Word found in Modern English
