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Where does “noncollegial” come from?

noncollegial (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.

noncollegial (English): Not collegial

Definitions

  1. Not collegial

Ancestry of “noncollegial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollegialOf, relating to, or ruled by colleagues; Ruled by...
2Middle EnglishcollegialRuled by a grouping of clergy; collegial
3Middle EnglishcollegeA grouping of clergy; A grouping of teachers and...
4Middle Frenchcollege—
5Old Frenchcollége—
6Latincollēgium—
7Latincollēga—
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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