Collegium
/kəˈliː.ɡi.əm/noun
A group of people organized for a shared purpose, especially a college, council, or body of colleagues.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin collegium, a formal association or guild, from com- “together” + legare “to choose, appoint,” so its oldest sense is literally a body of people selected together.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leg-
“to gather, collect, choose”
Latin
Latin
legere
“to gather, pick out, choose”
Latin
Latin
collegium
“a body, society, guild, or incorporated association”
Middle English
ME
college
“a society of people living together or a body of persons with common duties”
Modern English
English
collegium
“a learned society, musical ensemble, or organized body with shared authority”