Where does “collegialism” come from?
collegialism (English) comes from English collegial, from Middle English collegial, from Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French collége, from Latin collēgium, from Latin collēga, from Latin com- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
collegialism (English): attitudes and practices
Definitions
- attitudes and practices
Ancestry of “collegialism”, step by step
collegialism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collegial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collegial | Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues; Ruled by... |
| 2 | Middle English | collegial | Ruled by a grouping of clergy; collegial |
| 3 | Middle English | college | A grouping of clergy; A grouping of teachers and... |
| 4 | Middle French | college | An institution or organization an organised establishment of people |
| 5 | Old French | collége | institution; organization an organised establishment of people |
| 6 | Latin | collēgium | colleagueship, connection of associates, colleagues, etc |
| 7 | Latin | collēga | a partner (in office), colleague |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |