collega

Meaning

  1. (declension-1) a partner (in office), colleague
  2. (broadly, declension-1) associate, companion, fellow, colleague

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kɔlˈleː.ɡa]
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin lēx Latin -ō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin collega From con- + lēgō (“appoint”).

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