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Etymology of the Latin word collapsus

the Latin word collapsus
derived from the Latin word collabi (collapse, fall down, in ruin)
using 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 Late Latin word labi (slip, slip and fall; slide)

Derivations in other languages

English collapse, English collapsed, Italian collasso, Portuguese colapso, Romanian colaps, Spanish colapso

Usage

Word found in New Latin, Classical Latin



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