Where does “excolega” come from?
excolega (Spanish) comes from Spanish colega, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Latin quom, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóm, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos — The primary interrogative root.
excolega (Spanish): former colleague, teammate, classmate etc
Definitions
- former colleague, teammate, classmate etc
Ancestry of “excolega”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | colega | colleague; buddy |
| 2 | Latin | collēga | a partner (in office), colleague |
| 3 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 4 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Latin | quom | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |