myEtymology.com: English etymology of recollected

Etymology of the English word recollected

the English word recollected

derived from the English word recollect

derived from the Latin word recollectus

derived from the Medieval Latin word recolligere (recover, gather again, collect)

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)

using the Latin prefix re-

using the English suffix -ed

derived from the English word re-collect

Word found in Modern English