collate

Where does the word "collate" come from? It comes from Latin conferre, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).

Collate’s story begins in Latin: conferre meant “to bring together, to compare.” To bring together, to compare, from com- (together) and ferre (to carry), with irregular past participle collatus. It reached English by 1600s as collate. Settled as the English word for collecting and arranging information or pages in order. Today, collate means to collect and combine texts or information into an organized order.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient conferre "to bring together, to compare", to bring together, to compare, from com- (together) and ferre (to carry), with irregular past participle collatus.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1600s collate "to collect and arrange information or pages in order", settled as the English word for collecting and arranging information or pages in order.