English
collision
Collision comes from Latin collīsiō ‘clash, concussion, collision’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollīsiō‘clash, concussion, collision’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600collision
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollīsiō‘clash, concussion, collision’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600collision
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
Earliest quotation: 1994, Stephen Fry: “At the very moment he cried out, David realised…”
Every English word from Latin collīsiō
Today it means
noun An instance of colliding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin collīsiō / collision