college

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
3. Proto-Italic*kom
4. Proto-Italic*kom-
5. Latincon-
6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
7. Proto-Indo-European*lḗǵs?
8. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
9. Proto-Indo-European*lḗgʰs?
10. Proto-Italic*lēks
11. Latinlēx
12. Latinlēgō
13. Latincollēga
14. Latincollēgium
15. Old Frenchcollege
16. Middle Frenchcollege
17. Middle Englishcollege
18. English todaycollege

From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium. Doublet of collegium.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• From 1560s. A specialized division of a university.
• From 1560s. An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
• From 1560s. A university.
• From 1560s. A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
• From 1560s. A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
• From 1560s. An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
• From 1560s. An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
• From 1560s. A high school or secondary school.