English
collegium
Collegium comes from Latin collēgium ‘colleagueship,’, from lēx ‘the legal machinery of a state, the law’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *lēks.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lēks‘law’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēx‘the legal machinery of a state, the law’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēgō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollēga‘colleague’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollēgium‘colleagueship,’
- Englishtodaycollegium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lēks‘law’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēx‘the legal machinery of a state, the law’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēgō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollēga‘colleague’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcollēgium‘colleagueship,’
- Englishtodaycollegium
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
law, low, lie, lawyer, fellow, layer, log, litter, ledger, lair, ledge, lawless, lees, lig, underlay, leaguer, lagan, lias, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs
disloyalty, illegality, 7 more
through Proto-Italic *lēks ‘law’
through Latin lēx ‘the legal machinery of a state, the law’
legal, lay, loyal, lex, leal, relegate, 11 more
through Latin lēgō
election, elite, collection, lesson, select, legend, legacy, eligible, lecture, elect, collective, delegation, elegant, coil, negligence, delegate, collector, legion, diligent, negligent, negligible, cull, legation, lectern, legible, legate, lector, ineligibility, 27 more
through Latin collēga ‘colleague’
Today it means
noun A committee or council.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *lēks / collegium