collectible

/kəˈlektəbəl/kuh-LEK-tuh-buhl

/kəˈlɛktəbəl/kuh-LEK-tuh-buhl

Meaningthat one can gather together

Common meaning: able to be collected

colwith, together; thoroughlySkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 99 · scan
lectto gather, pick out; to readLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1048 · scan
ibleable to be

‘with, together’ + ‘to gather, pick out’ → collectible

Journey through time

Latincom- + legere‘with, together; thoroughly + to gather, pick out; to read’source
Latincollectasource
Late Latincollectare‘to collect money’source
Old Frenchcollecter‘to collect money’source
Englishcollect‘to gather’
Englishformed in English from collectcollectible‘able to be collected’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: that one can gather together. It can be inferred from any of: collect.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from collect + -ible (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

collecta Latin “a gathering”
legō, lēgī, lēctum Latin “to gather, pick out; to read”

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