Etymology of the English word collocate
the English word
collocatederived from the Latin word
collocatio (placing, siting; position)
derived from the Latin word
collocatusderived from the Latin word
collocare (place, put, set in order; put together, assemble; settle)
derived from the Classical Latin word
locare (place, put, station)
derived from the Latin word
locus (place; part of the body; female genitals; grounds of proof; place, territory, locality; seat, rank, position)
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 collocate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
collocated,
collocatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
