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Where does “decollator” come from?

decollator (English) comes from English decollate, from English collate, from Latin collatus, from Latin confero, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

decollator (English): a machine that decollates the parts of multipart...

Definitions

  1. a machine that decollates the parts of multipart...

Ancestry of “decollator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecollateTo behead; To separate the copies of multipart...
2EnglishcollateTo examine diverse documents and so on, to...
3Latincollatusbrought together, having been brought together;...
4LatinconferoI bring or collect together, gather; unite, join,...
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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