Where does “college” come from?
college (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch college, from Middle French college, from Old French collége, from Latin collēgium, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
college (Dutch): lecture, class; committee, authority
Definitions
- lecture, class; committee, authority
Ancestry of “college”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | college | — |
| 2 | Middle French | college | — |
| 3 | Old French | collége | — |
| 4 | Latin | collēgium | — |
| 5 | Latin | collēga | — |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “college”