Where does “studio” come from?

studio (Dutch) comes from English studio, from Italian studio, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

studio (Dutch): A studio flat/apartment; studio

Definitions

  1. A studio flat/apartment; studio

Ancestry of “studio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstudioAn artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the...
2Italianstudiostudy; perusal; first-person singular present...
3Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
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