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Where does “collocability” come from?

collocability (English) comes from English collocate, from Latin collocatum, from Latin colloco, 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,...

collocability (English): The tendency or legitimacy of words to occur...

Definitions

  1. The tendency or legitimacy of words to occur...

Ancestry of “collocability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollocateTo be often used together, form a collocation;...
2Latincollocatumnominative neuter singular of collocātus;...
3LatincollocoI place, put, set in order, assign; I put...
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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