Where does “intercollegial” come from?
intercollegial (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.
intercollegial (English): Between colleges
Definitions
- Between colleges
Ancestry of “intercollegial”, step by step
intercollegial 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 inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |