Where does “collegiateness” come from?
collegiateness (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,...
collegiateness (English): The quality of being collegiate
Definitions
- The quality of being collegiate
Ancestry of “collegiateness”, step by step
collegiateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collegiate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collegiate | Of, or relating to a college, or college... |
| 2 | Middle English | collegiate | Ruled by a grouping of clergy; collegial;... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | collegiatus | colleague; A fellow member of a college,... |
| 4 | Latin | collēgium | colleagueship, connection of associates, colleagues, etc |
| 5 | Latin | collēga | a partner (in office), colleague |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |