Where does “collectively” come from?
Collectively derives from Middle French collectif, from Latin collectivus, formed from colligo meaning "to gather together" combined with the Latin suffix -ivus.
collectively (English): In a collective manner; viewed together as a...
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- In a collective manner; viewed together as a...
Ancestry of “collectively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collective | formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into... |
| 2 | Middle French | collectif | — |
| 3 | Latin | collectivus | collected or gathered together; syllogistic |
| 4 | Latin | collectus | gathered, having been gathered, collected, having... |
| 5 | Latin | colligere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | colligō | to gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |