French word cueillir comes from Latin legere, Latin con-

Detailed word origin of cueillir

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
legere	Latin (lat)
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.
colligare	Latin (lat)
cueldre	Old French (fro)
coillir	Old French (fro)	To pick (of a flower, to detach from the rest of the plant).
cueillir	French (fra)	To gather, pick. To grab, snatch, nab.

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