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Where does “coillir” come from?

coillir (Middle French) comes from Latin colligō, 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,...

coillir (Middle French): to gather, pluck, pick, cull

Definitions

  1. to gather, pluck, pick, cull

Ancestry of “coillir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolligō—
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—
10Germankitt—
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,...

Words derived from “coillir”

  • coil
  • uncoil
  • telecoil
  • supercoil
  • overcoil
  • microcoil
  • coiler
  • intercoil
  • coilin
  • coilover
  • coily
  • coileth
  • coilless
  • coilability
  • upcoil
  • coilgun
  • chokecoil
  • コイル
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