Etymology

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Today it means: To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination. Full definition →

Middle English studien ← Old French estudier ← Latin studium
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study · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromstudium
  2. Old French · derived fromestudier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromstudien
  4. English todaystudy

Inherited from Middle English studien, from Old French estudier (Modern French étudier), from estudie (noun), borrowed from Latin studium. Displaced Old English cneordlæcan.

study · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)tewd-“to push, to hit”
  2. Latin · derived fromstudium“zeal, dedication, study”
  3. Old French · derived fromestudie
  4. Middle English · inherited fromstudie
  5. English todaystudy

Inherited from Middle English studie, from Old French estudie (Modern French étude), borrowed from Latin studium (“zeal, dedication, study”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, to hit”). Doublet of etude and studio.

Words from the same roots

Latinstudium all →

studioetude

Proto-Indo-European*(s)tewd- all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.