Where does “disciple” come from?
Disciple comes from Middle English discipul, from Old English discipul, from Latin discipulus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning two.
disciple (English): A person who learns from another, especially one...
Definitions
- A person who learns from another, especially one...
Ancestry of “disciple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | disciple | — |
| 2 | Old English | discipul | scholar; disciple |
| 3 | Latin | discipulus | student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |