Etymology

collegiate

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Today it means: Of, or relating to a college, or college students; collegial. Full definition →

Middle English collegiate ← Medieval Latin collēgiātus
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcollēgiātus“colleague”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcollegiate
  3. English todaycollegiate

From Middle English collegiate, from Medieval Latin collēgiātus (“colleague”), from collēgium (“community, group”).

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