Where does “precollege” come from?
precollege (English) comes from English College, from Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French collége, from Latin collēgium, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
precollege (English): Occurring before, or in preparation for, college
Definitions
- Occurring before, or in preparation for, college
Ancestry of “precollege”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | College | — |
| 2 | Middle English | college | A grouping of clergy; A grouping of teachers and... |
| 3 | Middle French | college | — |
| 4 | Old French | collége | — |
| 5 | Latin | collēgium | — |
| 6 | Latin | collēga | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |