Where does “etude” come from?
etude (English) comes from French étude, from Old French estude, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
etude (English): Alternative spelling of etude
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of etude
Ancestry of “etude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | étude | study |
| 2 | Old French | estude | study |
| 3 | Latin | studium | study; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |