Etymology

recollect

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Today it means: To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events. Full definition →

Medieval Latin recollectus ← Latin recolligo
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recollect · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromrecolligo“gather again, recover”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromrecollectus“remembered, composed”
  3. English todayrecollect

Borrowed from Medieval Latin recollectus (“remembered, composed”), from Latin recolligo (“gather again, recover”).

recollect · verb2

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcollect
  7. English todayrecollect

From re- + collect.

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