Recollect
/ˌriː.kəˈlɛkt/noun
To remember or call back to mind; to bring back to memory.
Did you know?The root of 'recollect' comes from Latin 're-' meaning 'again' and 'colligere', which means 'to gather', hinting at the power of gathering lost memories like fragments of a spell!
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
recollegere
“to gather again, to recover or remember.”
Old French
Old French
recollecter
“to recollect, to bring together again.”
15th Century
Middle English
recollecten
“to remember or call back to mind.”
Modern English
English
recollect
“to bring back to memory, to recall.”