Where does “Kurkollegium” come from?

Kurkollegium (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,...

Kurkollegium (German): short form of Kurfürstenkollegium; the College of Electors of the Holy Roman Empire

Definitions

  1. short form of Kurfürstenkollegium; the College of Electors of the Holy Roman Empire

Ancestry of “Kurkollegium”, step by step

Kurkollegium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kollegium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKollegiuma governing or overseeing board
2Latincollēgiumcolleagueship, connection of associates, colleagues, etc
3Latincollēgaa partner (in office), colleague
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Kür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKürchoice; free skating
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickure
3Arabicكرهto be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to...
4Arabicكُرَةball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a...
5Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
6Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
7Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian
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