Where does “collegiate” come from?
Collegiate comes from Middle English collegiate, from Medieval Latin collegiatus, from Latin collegium, a body of colleagues united by a common purpose or association.
collegiate (English): Of, or relating to a college, or college...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to a college, or college...
Ancestry of “collegiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | collegiate | Ruled by a grouping of clergy; collegial;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | collegiatus | colleague; A fellow member of a college,... |
| 3 | Latin | collēgium | colleagueship, connection of associates, colleagues, etc |
| 4 | Latin | collēga | a partner (in office), colleague |
| 5 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |