Where does “recollectable” come from?
recollectable (English) comes from English recollect, from English collect, from French collecte, from Latin collēcta, from Latin collēctus, from Latin colligere, from Latin colligō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
recollectable (English): Able to be recollected
Definitions
- Able to be recollected
Ancestry of “recollectable”, step by step
recollectable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recollect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recollect | To recall; to collect one's thoughts again,... |
| 2 | English | collect | To gather together; amass; To get; particularly,... |
| 3 | French | collecte | collecting, collection |
| 4 | Latin | collēcta | contribution (in money); collection |
| 5 | Latin | collēctus | gathered, having been gathered; collected, having been collected; assembled, having been assembled |
| 6 | Latin | colligere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | colligō | to gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |