Where does “collaborer” come from?

collaborer (French) comes from Latin collaboratio, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

collaborer (French): to collaborate

Definitions

  1. to collaborate

Ancestry of “collaborer”, step by step

collaborer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin collaboratio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollaboratio—
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Latin collaboro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincollaboroI work together with others; I collaborate
2Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
3Latin-dōto put
4Proto-Germanic-dô—
5SiciliandiUsed to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
6Latindēof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “collaborer”

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