Where does “precollegiate” come from?
precollegiate (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,...
precollegiate (English): Before college
Definitions
- Before college
Ancestry of “precollegiate”, step by step
precollegiate 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 pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |