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Where does “recomember” come from?

recomember (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,...

recomember (English): To remember

Definitions

  1. To remember

Ancestry of “recomember”, step by step

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