myEtymology.com: French etymology of collision

Etymology of the French word collision

the French word collision

derived from the Late Latin word collisio (clash, collision; dashing)

derived from the Latin word collisus (crushed, flattened; striking, clashing together; collision)

derived from the Latin word collidere (strike, dash together; crush)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word laedere (strike; hurt, injure)

The earliest known usage of collision in French dates from the 15th century.

English collision, German Kollision, Norwegian kollisjon, Swedish kollision