raccogliere etymology

Italian word raccogliere comes from Latin con-, Latin legere, and later Latin recolligo (I recover, gather again, collect.)

Detailed word origin of raccogliere

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
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.

Words with the same origin as raccogliere

Descendants of con-
colazione collega comandante combattere cominciare compagno compito completo comportamento comprare comune confuso conoscere consiglio contare contento continuo conto contratto coppia costretto costruire costume cugino nascondere
Descendants of legere
accogliere cogliere collegare collezione colta colto leggenda leggere legione lettino letto