Collate
/kəˈleɪt/noun
To compare and arrange things in a logical order, or to collect and assemble them.
Did you know?Collate comes from Latin collatus, the past participle of conferre, meaning “to bring together,” so the word literally carries the energy of assembling pieces into one meaningful whole.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰer-
“to carry, bear”
Latin
Latin
ferre
“to carry, bring”
Latin
Latin
conferre
“to bring together, compare”
Latin
Latin
collatus
“brought together, compared”
Middle English
English
collaten
“to compare texts or bring together for examination”
Modern English
English
collate
“to compare and arrange; to assemble in order”