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Where does “megacollection” come from?

megacollection (English) comes from English collection, from Old French collection, from Latin collectio, from Latin collēctus, from Latin colligere, from Latin colligō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

megacollection (English): A collection with the size of the collection of...

Definitions

  1. A collection with the size of the collection of...

Ancestry of “megacollection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollectionA set of items or amount of material procured or...
2Old Frenchcollection—
3LatincollectioThe act of collecting together; accumulation,...
4Latincollēctus—
5Latincolligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latincolligō—
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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