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Where does the word "collect" come from? It comes from Latin colligere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "collect" come from? It comes from Latin colligere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Collect’s story begins in Latin: colligere meant “to gather together.” To gather together, from com- (together) and legere (to gather). It reached English by 1400s as collect. Settled as the English word for bringing things together into a group. Today, collect means to bring things together into a group, or to gather items as a hobby.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient colligere "to gather together", to gather together, from com- (together) and legere (to gather).
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s collect "to bring things together into a group", settled as the English word for bringing things together into a group.