Italian word raccogliere comes from Latin con-, Latin legere, and later Latin recolligo (I recover, gather again, collect.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| legere | 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 [...] |
| cueildre | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| coillir | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To pick (of a flower, to detach from the rest of the plant). |
| recolligo | Latin (lat) | I recover, gather again, collect. |
| raccogliere | Italian (ita) | (transitive) to bring together, assemble. (transitive) to pick up, glean. (transitive) to pick, pluck, harvest, reap. |