Etymology of the English word decollate
the English word
decollatederived from the Latin word
decollare (behead, cause to be beheaded; remove from the neck; trickle, drain away, from)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
collare (collar, neckband; chain for neck)
derived from the Latin word
collum (neck; neck; throat; head and neck)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of decollate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
decollated,
decollatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
