Adjective collateral derived, via Anglo-French, from medieval Latin collateralcombination of prefix com- (prefix is ) col- when used before the letter I), which means “with, together, or in common,” and besidemeans “side.” beside which itself is ultimately from the Latin latusmeans “next to” and affects the “accompanied” senses of collateraloften with the connotation of being secondary or auxiliary within the company.
In his bright aura and secondary light / I must be comforted and not in his sphere. —William Shakespeare, All ends well1602-1603
That he was completely wrong about the main question, and about all the sub-questions that arose from it…. — Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Francis Atterbury,” December 1853
A mortgage adjective is an adjective that is etymologically distinct from its related nouns—such as ‘feline’ (from Latin ‘felinus’) and ‘cat’ (Latin ‘catta’).
Collateral, finally, means “of the same ancestral line but no direct lineage”—for example, cousins can be considered mortgage family members. Perhaps it is from this meaning that the term calculated from collateral has arrived. The term was popularly used by the reference book publisher Funk & Wagnalls in the 20th century, and its concept still applies when discussing the word’s origin.
Overwhelm comes from an Old English word. from its collateral, Alluvialand its closest synonym, deluge, is derived from the Latin cho overwhelm. — Funk & Wagnalls A Modern Guide to Synonyms and Related Words1968
Examples of mortgage adjectives
Mortgage adjectives are usually of Latin or Greek origin and are etymologically unrelated to their related noun forms—rather, they are only semantically linked. For example, the adjective lunar calendar (from Latin Moonlightmeaning “moon”) is often aligned with moon-related things, as in “lunar eclipse”; moon however, itself is of Germanic origin and evolved from Old English mōna. Similarly, the adjective cat (from Latin wild cat) is associated with cat, but the noun cat supposedly from Latin catta; Fangused to refer to dogs, derived from the Latin wolf (meaning “dog”), but dog traces of Old English document (then its origin is unclear); And bandarmeaning “of, relating to, or like a monkey or apes” is from Latin simia (“ape”) and Greek simos (“upturned nose”).
Other examples of mortgage adjectives (and their related nouns) are Alluvial (rain), dentistry (tooth), children (kid), Brain (Brain), And heat (heat). Some mortgage adjectives are derived far from their related nouns; For example, Original source (an adjective related to cow) of Latin origin boss (meaning “cow”), which cow same and by eyes (an adjective referring to the eye) is of Latin origin eyeball (“eye”), which noun eye is the same.
Mortgage adjectives are quite common. As you go through our dictionary, see if you can spot other examples. They are classically derived adjectives identified by nouns that are significantly different from their spellings. Adjectives and nouns that are only related—that is, indirectly—are related, and that is by definition.
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