Where does “collegiality” come from?
Collegiality is from English collegial plus the suffix -ity, which comes from French -ité, from Latin -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -it-.
collegiality (English): collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in...
Definitions
- collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in...
Ancestry of “collegiality”, step by step
| 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 |