Where does “колеж” come from?

колеж (Macedonian) comes from French collège, from Middle French college, from Old French collége, from Latin collēgium, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

колеж (Macedonian): slaughter, massacre

Definitions

  1. slaughter, massacre

Ancestry of “колеж”, step by step

колеж traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French collège

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcollègeacademy; junior high school; high school,...
2Middle FrenchcollegeAn institution or organization an organised establishment of people
3Old Frenchcollégeinstitution; organization an organised establishment of people
4Latincollēgiumcolleagueship, connection of associates, colleagues, etc
5Latincollēgaa partner (in office), colleague
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Macedonian коле

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianколеto slay, slaughter
2Proto-Slavickòltito stab, to sting; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz