Where does “collegey” come from?
collegey (English) comes from English College, from Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French collége, from Latin collēgium, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
collegey (English): Resembling or characteristic of college
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of college
Ancestry of “collegey”, step by step
collegey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English College
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | College | named for Kenyon College |
| 2 | Middle English | college | A grouping of clergy; A grouping of teachers and... |
| 3 | Middle French | college | An institution or organization an organised establishment of people |
| 4 | Old French | collége | institution; organization an organised establishment of people |
| 5 | Latin | collēgium | colleagueship, connection of associates, colleagues, etc |
| 6 | Latin | collēga | a partner (in office), colleague |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |