DictionaryRoot: ludere
Latin
ludere
play
Forms
- ludere
- lus- — The changed form used for completed action.
Origin
An old Latin verb of uncertain deeper origin, related to ludus, “play or game.”
Note
Play can be enjoyable activity, a performance, or a less literal handling of something.
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verb
collude
kuh-LOOD/kəˈluːd/
To cooperate secretly for a dishonest or illegal purpose.
Etymology
Literally “to play together,” the Latin compound also meant acting collusively. In the English sense, the shared activity is secret cooperation in fraud or deception.