Where does “étude” come from?

étude (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.

étude (English): Alternative spelling of etude

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of etude

Ancestry of “étude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétudestudy
2Old Frenchestudestudy
3Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Latin studium →
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