colección (Spanish)
Where does "colección" come from?
The Spanish word 'colección' is derived from the Latin 'collēctiōnem,' which itself stems from the verb 'colligō,' meaning to gather together. This root also gave us the Latin participle 'collēctus,' reflecting the act of assembling or accumulating items. Through this journey, the word has maintained its core sense of gathering things into one place from antiquity to modern usage.
Full etymology tree
- colección (Spanish), 'collection'
- borrowed collēctiōnem (Latin), 'accusative singular of collēctiō'
- derived collēctus (Latin), 'gathered, having been gathered; collected, having been collected; assembled, having been assembled'
- derived colligō (Latin), 'to gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest'
- compound con- (Latin), 'Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects'
- compound legō (Latin), 'to choose, select'
- derived colligō (Latin), 'to gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest'
- suffix -tiō (Latin), '-tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to verbs to form action nouns denoting a process, action, or result of an action.'
- derived collēctus (Latin), 'gathered, having been gathered; collected, having been collected; assembled, having been assembled'
- borrowed collēctiōnem (Latin), 'accusative singular of collēctiō'
Ancestors
- collectio (Latin)
Updated July 2026
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