Italian word collega comes from Latin con-, Latin legere
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
legere | Latin (lat) | |
collega | Latin (lat) | (by extension) associate, companion, fellow, colleague. A partner (in office), colleague. |
collega | Italian (ita) | Second-person singular imperative of collegare Colleague. |