Dutch word collaborateur comes from Latin laboro, Latin con, and later Latin collaboro (I work together with others; I collaborate.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| laboro | Latin (lat) | (transitive) I produce. I am imperiled. I endeavor, strive. I suffer, am oppressed, am afflicted with. I toil, labor. |
| con | Latin (lat) | |
| collaboro | Latin (lat) | I work together with others; I collaborate. |
| collaborateur | French (fra) | Collaborator. |
| collaborateur | Dutch (nld) | (dated) A collaborator, one who cooperates on a certain work. [19th c. - early 1940s]. (pejorative) One who collaborates or has collaborated with the Nazis, fascists or another enemy; traitorous collaborator. [from WW II]. |