Where does “collier” come from?
Collier comes from Middle English colier, derived from Middle English col and Old English cawel, both meaning cabbage or cole plant, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
collier (English): A person in the business or occupation of...
Definitions
- A person in the business or occupation of...
Ancestry of “collier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | colier | — |
| 2 | French | collier | A necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the... |
| 3 | Old French | coler | collar |
| 4 | Latin | collāre | collar, neckband; chain for the neck |
| 5 | Latin | collāris | neck |
| 6 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 7 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |