collide
/kəˈlaɪd/kuh-LYD
/kəˈlaɪd/kuh-LYD
Meaningto strike together
Common meaning: to crash together
- colwith, together (form of con-)
- lidto harm, hurtLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1029 · scan
‘with, together (form of con-)’ + ‘to harm, hurt’ → collide
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 laedō ‘to harm, hurt’.
Roots
- laedō, laesum Latin “to harm, hurt”
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