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Collate

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to collect and combine texts or information into an organized order
1
Stage 1 of 2
conferre
Latin · ancient
"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 of 2
collate
English · 1600s
"to collect and arrange information or pages in order"
settled as the English word for collecting and arranging information or pages in order
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