Collage etymology

English

English word collage comes from Ancient Greek κόλλα, and later French coller ((reflexive) To be sticky; to stick. To stick, to glue.)

Etymology of collage

Detailed word origin of collage

Dictionary entry Language Definition
κόλλα Ancient Greek (grc)
coller French (fr) (reflexive) To be sticky; to stick. To stick, to glue.
collage French (fr) (photography) montage. Collage.
collage English (en) (uncountable) The technique of producing a work of art of this kind.. A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc... A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface. (transitive) To make into a collage.

Words with the same origin as collage

Descendants of κόλλα

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