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Where does “anticollective” come from?

anticollective (English) comes from English collective, from Middle French collectif, from Latin collectivus, from Latin collectus, from Latin colligere, from Latin colligō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

anticollective (English): Opposing collectives or collectivism

Definitions

  1. Opposing collectives or collectivism

Ancestry of “anticollective”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcollectiveformed by gathering or collecting; gathered into...
2Middle Frenchcollectif—
3Latincollectivuscollected or gathered together; syllogistic
4Latincollectusgathered, having been gathered, collected, having...
5Latincolligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latincolligō—
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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