Colleague
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early 16th century: from French collègue, from Latin collega ‘partner in office’, from col- ‘together with’ + legare ‘depute’.
wiktionary
From Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga(“a partner in office”), from com-(“with”) + lēgō(“to send on an embassy”), from lēx(“law”).
etymonline
colleague (n.)
"an associate in office, employment, or labor," 1530s, from French collègue (16c.), from Latin collega "partner in office," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see com-) + leg-, stem of legare "send as a deputy, send with a commission," from PIE root *leg- (1) "to collect, gather." So, "one sent or chosen to work with another," or "one chosen at the same time as another."
