The word “university” comes from the Latin word “universitas”, (1)_________________________. Later, in Latin legal language, “universitas” meant a society or corporation. (2)__________________, the word meant “an association of teachers and scholars”. The origins of universities can be traced back to the 12th to 14th centuries. In the early 12th century,long before universities were organized in the modern sense, (3)___________________________. The earliest centers in the Europe were at Bolonia in Italy, founded in 1088. Other early centers were set up in France, the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany from 1150 to 1386.
