Etymograph

English

collaud

Collaud comes from Latin collaudāre, from laudō ‘to praise’, and ultimately from laus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaus1‘praise, commendation’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaudō2as laudāre‘to praise’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollaudāre2
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1628collaud2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin laudo
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English collaud
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1628, James Howell: “Beaſts wild and tame, / whom lodgings yield, /…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElausWiktionary, Latin laudo‘praise, commendation’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaudōWiktionary, English collaudas laudāre‘to praise’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollaudāreWiktionary, English collaud
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1628collaudWiktionary, English collaud. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1628, James Howell: “Beaſts wild and tame, / whom lodgings yield, /…”

Linked words

through Latin laus ‘praise, commendation’

loos, 7 more

through Latin laudō ‘to praise’

laudable, 7 more

Today it means

verb To join in praising or worshiping.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “collaud”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin laudo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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