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Where does “collaborative” come from?

Collaborative comes from English collaborator, derived from Latin collaborāre meaning to work together, formed from the prefix com- and laborāre meaning to labor.

collaborative (English): Of, relating to, or done by collaboration; An...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or done by collaboration; An...

Ancestry of “collaborative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollaborateTo work together with others to achieve a common...
2EnglishcollaboratorA person who works with others towards a common...
3Frenchcollaborateurcollaborator; One who collaborates or has...
4Frenchcollaborerto collaborate
5Latincollaboratio—
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “collaborative”

  • collaboratively
  • telecollaborative
  • noncollaborative
  • collaborativeness
  • uncollaborative
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