Where does “estudiante” come from?

estudiante (Asturian) comes from Asturian ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

estudiante (Asturian): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “estudiante”, step by step

estudiante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian ante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianantebefore, in front of
2Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
3Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Asturian estudiar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianestudiarto study
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek κλίσις