English word collector comes from Latin lego, Latin col- (With; together.), Dutch colligere, Spanish colligo, Latin ligo, Latin con-, English com- (The form of con- used before b, m, and p.), English legare
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lego | Latin (lat) | I collect, gather, bring together. I choose, select, appoint. I read. |
| col- | Latin (lat) | With; together. |
| colligere | Dutch (nld) | |
| colligo | Spanish (spa) | |
| ligo | Latin (lat) | I bandage, wrap around.. I tie, bind.. I unite. A hoe, mattock. |
| con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
| com- | English (eng) | The form of con- used before b, m, and p. |
| legare | English (eng) | |
| com- | Latin (lat) | |
| colligo | Latin (lat) | (in a reflexive sense) I collect or compose myself, recover my courage or resolution.. (of a number, chiefly, a distance) I amount or come to, extend; am reckoned (in a passive sense).. I gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest.. I get, gain, acquire, produce, collect.. I make thick, thicken; bind or mass together.. I [...] |
| collector | Late Latin (LL) | |
| collectour | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| collector | English (eng) | (electronics) The amplified terminal on a bipolar junction transistor.. (historical) One holding a Bachelor of Arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.. A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.. A person who is employed to collect payments.. A person who or thing that collects, or which creates [...] |