recoger
/rekoˈxeɾ/ · A2 · verb
to pick up
🧺 re- + coger (to take) = take up again: gather, collect, pick up
From Latin recolligere, the same root as English recollect and collect. Coger means to take or grab; re- adds back or again. So recoger is taking something back up: fetching what was left, picking someone up, or tidying a room.