Where does “noncolleague” come from?
noncolleague (English) comes from English colleague, from Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
noncolleague (English): One who is not a colleague
Definitions
- One who is not a colleague
Ancestry of “noncolleague”, step by step
noncolleague traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colleague
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colleague | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic... |
| 2 | Middle French | collegue | co-worker; colleague |
| 3 | Latin | collēga | a partner (in office), colleague |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |