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Where does “collocate” come from?

collocate (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

collocate (English): To be often used together, form a collocation;...

Definitions

  1. To be often used together, form a collocation;...

Ancestry of “collocate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollocatumnominative neuter singular of collocātus;...
2LatincollocoI place, put, set in order, assign; I put...
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “collocate”

  • collocability
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