Latin
collēga
‘a partner (in office), colleague’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin collēga.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin collēga, most familiar first.
- college ← collēgium
- colleague ← collegue
- collegiate ← collēgiātus ← collēgium
- collegium
- collegianer ← collégien ← collège ← college ← college
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Etymograph / Latin collēga