English
frolleague
Blend of friend + colleague.
Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’
Proto-Germanic *frijōndz ‘friend’
Proto-West Germanic *friund
Old English frēond
Middle English freend
English friend
Proto-Italic *lēks ‘law’
Latin lēx ‘law’
Latin lēgō ‘to send on an embassy’
Latin collēga ‘a partner in office’
Middle French collegue ‘co-worker’
English colleague
Today it means
noun A colleague that is considered a friend.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / frolleague