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Where does “colecționar” come from?

colecționar (Romanian) comes from French collectionneur, from French collectionner, from French collection, from Latin collectio, from Latin collēctus, from Latin colligere, from Latin colligō, from Latin com- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

colecționar (Romanian): collector

Definitions

  1. collector

Ancestry of “colecționar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcollectionneurcollector; one who collects
2Frenchcollectionnerto collect
3Frenchcollectioncollection
4LatincollectioThe act of collecting together; accumulation,...
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
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