Collar
/ˈkɑː.lɚ/noun
A band worn around the neck, or a ring-like restraint placed around an animal's neck.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *collum* meaning “neck,” the same root behind words like *cervical* through a different ancient branch of body-part naming.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“to project, to stick out; the source of words for the neck in several Indo-European branches”
Latin
Latin
collum
“neck”
Late Latin
Latin
collare
“neck-band, collar”
Old French
Old French
coler / colier
“neck-band; necklace”
Middle English
English
coler
“a band for the neck; a necklace”
Modern English
English
collar
“a band worn around the neck; by extension, a restraint or encircling band”