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Where does “collatable” come from?

collatable (English) comes from English collate, from Latin collatus, from Latin confero, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

collatable (English): That may be collated

Definitions

  1. That may be collated

Ancestry of “collatable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollateTo examine diverse documents and so on, to...
2Latincollatusbrought together, having been brought together;...
3LatinconferoI bring or collect together, gather; unite, join,...
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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