collaborator
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collaborator
- /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/ US
- /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtə/ UK
Where it comes from
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Old Latin labōs
Latin labor
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin labōrō
Latin collabōrōlbor.
French collaborer
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin -ātōremlbor.
French -ateur
French collaborateurbor.
English collaborator
Borrowed from French collaborateur.
noun collaborators · collaborateur
- A person who works with others towards a common goal.
- A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.
Similar: collaborationist, collaborator, collaboratress, collaboratrix, jackal, quisler, quisling
