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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

  1. Resembling or characteristic of college

Ancestry of “collegey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCollege—
2Middle EnglishcollegeA grouping of clergy; A grouping of teachers and...
3Middle Frenchcollege—
4Old Frenchcollége—
5Latincollēgium—
6Latincollēga—
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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