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Answer by Asteroides for Why is the E in 'collega' long?
The details seem tricky, but collēga is derived from lēx according to De Vaan 2008:337 (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages) and Ernout and Meillet 1985:354 (Dictionnaire...
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Answer by Cairnarvon for Why is the E in 'collega' long?
It's true that it would be extremely unusual for a word to be derived from a perfect stem in Latin, so I feel you're right to be suspicious of Varro and L&S. You're also right to connect it to...
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Lewis and Short inform me that collēga means "one who is chosen at the same time with another", citing Varro for collegae, qui una lecti.If it is about choosing, then the base verb seems to be...
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