Where does “uncollectible” come from?

Uncollectible derives from English collectible, from English collect, from Latin colligo meaning "to gather together," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ano- meaning "to bind."

uncollectible (English): That cannot be collected; Something, such as a...

Definitions

That cannot be collected; Something, such as a...

Ancestry of “uncollectible”, step by step

uncollectible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English collectible

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	collectible	Worthy or suitable for collecting on...
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 un

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	un	One

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →