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Where does “collége” come from?

collége (Old French) comes from Latin collēgium, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “collége”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollēgium—
2Latincollēga—
3Latincom-allomorph of con-
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “collége”

  • college
  • precollege
  • postcollege
  • noncollege
  • collegebound
  • colleger
  • collegewide
  • intercollege
  • collegemate
  • collegelike
  • collegey
  • subcollege
  • anticollege
  • college-goer
  • collegegoer
  • колледж
  • college
  • collegepusero
  • koledž
  • колеџ
  • कालिज
  • kolehiyo
  • kaleds
  • koledž
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