Etymology

collaborator

col·lab·or·a·tor
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Today it means: A person who works with others towards a common goal. Full definition →

French collaborateur ← Latin collabōrō ← Old Latin labōs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Old Latinlabōs
  7. Latinlabor
  8. Latinlabōrō
  9. Latincollabōrō
  10. Frenchcollaborer
  11. Frenchcollaborateur
  12. English todaycollaborator

Borrowed from French collaborateur.

Words from the same roots

Frenchcollaborateur all →

collaborate

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