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collega.

colleague (in official/priestly office); associate, fellow (not official);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kɔlˈleː.ɡa]Classical-Latin[kolˈlɛː.ɡa]
  1. a partner (in office), colleague

    declension-1
  2. associate, companion, fellow, colleague

    broadly · declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin collēga From con- + lēgō (“appoint”) + -a (agent noun-forming suffix).

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