collaborate
/kəˈlæbəˌeɪt/kuh-LA-bur-ayt
/kəˈlæbɚˌeɪt/kuh-LA-bur-ayt
Meaningto work together
Common meaning: to work together
- colwith, together (form of con-)
- labortoil, effortLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1024 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘with, together (form of con-)’ + ‘toil, effort’ → collaborate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin labor ‘toil, effort’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry labor, p. 1024 · dictionary scan
Roots
- labor, labōris Latin “toil, effort”
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