Where does “Kurfürstenkollegium” come from?
Kurfürstenkollegium (German) comes from German Kollegium, from Latin collēgium, 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,...
Kurfürstenkollegium (German): the College of Electors of the Holy Roman Empire the members of the electoral college that elected the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
Definitions
- the College of Electors of the Holy Roman Empire the members of the electoral college that elected the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
Ancestry of “Kurfürstenkollegium”, step by step
Kurfürstenkollegium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kollegium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kollegium | a governing or overseeing board |
| 2 | Latin | collēgium | colleagueship, connection of associates, colleagues, etc |
| 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,... |
via German Kurfürst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kurfürst | Elector, prince-elector (see Wikipedia), a member of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire |
| 2 | German | Fürst | prince |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vurste | — |
| 4 | Old High German | furisto | prince |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furist | at first, firstly, in the first place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furistaz | first, foremost |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |