Where does “collegial” come from?
Collegial derives from Middle French collégial, meaning relating to a college or collegiate body, itself from Medieval Latin sources meaning shared among colleagues.
collegial (English): Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues; Ruled by...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues; Ruled by...
Ancestry of “collegial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | collegial | Ruled by a grouping of clergy; collegial |
| 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,... |