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Where does “collateral” come from?

Collateral comes from Middle English and Old French collateral, from Latin collaterālis, formed from col- (together) and laterālis (of the side).

collateral (English): Parallel, along the same vein, side by side;...

Definitions

  1. Parallel, along the same vein, side by side;...

Ancestry of “collateral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollaterālis—
2Latinlātus—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “collateral”

  • collaterally
  • collateralization
  • collateralize
  • collateralizable
  • collateralise
  • overcollateralize
  • collateralness
  • pericollateral
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