English
collation
Collation comes from Old French collation ‘discussion’, from Latin collatiō ‘collecting’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to bear, carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéreti‘to be carrying’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferō‘to carry, bear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferō‘to bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnferō‘to bring or collect together, gather’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollatiō‘collecting’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400collation‘discussion’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500collacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1563collation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to bear, carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéreti‘to be carrying’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferō‘to carry, bear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferō‘to bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnferō‘to bring or collect together, gather’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollatiō‘collecting’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400collation‘discussion’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500collacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1563collation
Earliest quotation: 1563, John Foxe: “A certain abbot, named Moses, thus testifieth of himself…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
bar, birth, prefer, broad, bread, fortune, burden, bearing, barrel, barn, bore, fury, breeze, bark, baron, berth, broom, barrow, embargo, fret, ferret, insufferable, bier, furtive, bahar, proffer, birr, barrette, bairn, burnish, 114 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’
bear, borne, phosphate, phosphorus, euphoria, dysphoria, semaphore, indifferently, phosphine, 92 more
through Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’
suffering, differently, indifferent, infertility, differentiation, deference, infertile, differentially, deferential, differentiable, differentiator, 69 more
through Latin ferō ‘to bear’
different, offer, difference, reference, transfer, suffer, extraordinary, differ, relative, referendum, relate, referee, translation, strangely, fertility, translate, relation, fertile, frustration, extravagant, defer, infer, infra, frustrate, extraneous, strangeness, elated, fertilization, fertilize, efferent, estrange, dilate, ablation, elation, oblate, ablative, 80 more
through Latin cōnferō ‘to bring or collect together, gather’
Today it means
noun The act of bringing things together and comparing them; comparison.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- / collation