disciple · noun, verb1
- Latin · derived fromdiscipulus“pupil, learner”
- Old English · inherited fromdiscipul“disciple, scholar”
- Middle English · inherited fromdisciple
- English todaydisciple
From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), from Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”). Later influenced or superseded in Middle English by Old French deciple.
Disciple · noun2
A proprialization of disciple.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.