English
collaud
Collaud comes from Latin collaudāre, from laudō ‘to praise’, and ultimately from laus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaus‘praise, commendation’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElaudōas laudāre‘to praise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollaudāre
- Englishearliest quotation 1628collaud
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaus‘praise, commendation’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElaudōas laudāre‘to praise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollaudāre
- Englishearliest quotation 1628collaud
Earliest quotation: 1628, James Howell: “Beaſts wild and tame, / whom lodgings yield, /…”
Linked words
through Latin laus ‘praise, commendation’
through Latin laudō ‘to praise’
Today it means
verb To join in praising or worshiping.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin laus / collaud