Etymology of the Latin word collegium
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)
Derivations in Latin
collegialis,
collegianus,
collegiatusDerivations in other languages
French
college, French
collège, Italian
collegio, Portuguese
colégio, Romanian
colegiu, Russian
kollegiya, Spanish
colegio
