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Where does “collegiately” come from?

collegiately (English) comes from English collegiate, from Middle English collegiate, from Medieval Latin collegiatus, from Latin collēgium, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

collegiately (English): In the manner of a community or of a group of...

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  1. In the manner of a community or of a group of...

Ancestry of “collegiately”, step by step

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