Where does “collective” come from?

Collective derives from Middle French collectif, from Latin collectivus, an adjective formed from colligo meaning to gather together, with the suffix -ivus denoting a tendency or quality.

collective (English): formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into...

Definitions

formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into...

Ancestry of “collective”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	collectif	—
2	Latin	collectivus	collected or gathered together; syllogistic
3	Latin	collectus	gathered, having been gathered, collected, having...
4	Latin	colligere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
5	Latin	colligō	to gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest
6	Latin	com-	allomorph of con-
7	Latin	con-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
9	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
10	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
11	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13	Middle English	kyt	—
14	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15	Old High German	kuti	—
16	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
17	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
18	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
19	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “collective”

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