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Where does “recollectingly” come from?

recollectingly (English) comes from English recollecting, from English recollect, from English collect, from French collecte, from Latin collēcta, from Latin collēctus, from Latin colligere, from Latin colligō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

recollectingly (English): While recollecting or remembering

Definitions

  1. While recollecting or remembering

Ancestry of “recollectingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrecollectingpresent participle of recollect
2EnglishrecollectTo recall; to collect one's thoughts again,...
3EnglishcollectTo gather together; amass; To get; particularly,...
4Frenchcollectecollecting, collection
5Latincollēcta—
6Latincollēctus—
7Latincolligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latincolligō—
9Latincom-allomorph of con-
10Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
22Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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