Etymology of the English word college
the English word
collegederived from the Old French word
collegederived from the Latin word
collegium (college, board; corporation; college, school)
derived from the Latin word
colligere (collect, assemble, bring; obtain, acquire, amass)
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Latin word
collega (colleague; associate)
derived from the Latin word
legare (bequeath, will; entrust)
derived from the Latin word
lex (law; motion, bill; word)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of college in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
intercollegeDerivations in other languages
Italian
collegeCognates
Dutch
college, French
collège, German
Kolleg, Swedish
kollegiumUsage
Word found in Modern English
