myEtymology.com: French etymology of collecteur

Etymology of the French word collecteur

the French word collecteur

derived from the Latin word collector (collector, one who collects; fellow student)

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)

The earliest known usage of collecteur in French dates from the 14th century.

Romanian colector

Dutch collector, Dutch kolder, English choler, English collar, English collector, French collier, French colère, German Kollektor, Italian collare, Italian collera, Norwegian kollektor, Provençal colera, Spanish colector, Spanish collar, Spanish colera, Swedish kollektor, Swedish koller