Etymology of the French word collier
the French word
collierderived from the Latin word
collarium (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-Date
The earliest known usage of collier in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
colleretteDerivations in other languages
Italian
collier, Romanian
colierCognates
Dutch
collector, Dutch
kolder, English
choler, English
collar, English
collector, French
collecteur, French
colère, German
Kollektor, Italian
collare, Italian
collera, Norwegian
kollektor, Provençal
colera, Spanish
colector, Spanish
collar, Spanish
colera, Swedish
kollektor, Swedish
koller
