Translation
colleague
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Word origin
From Latin collega ('one chosen to serve alongside another'), from com ('together') plus legare ('to appoint'). A single root, and the classic Esperanto false parse: read as kol-eg-o it would mean a big neck, which is why every textbook uses it to teach that roots beat affixes.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- collega
- English cognates
- colleague, college
Examples
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I work with good colleagues.
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His colleague helped him finish the task.
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She introduced me to her new colleagues.
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on kolego with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- kolegaronoun
colleagues, staff
kolego-ar-: a group of colleagues
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 4: kolego, profesio, esenco and 7 more words.