Where does “scholarship” come from?
Scholarship derives from English scholar plus the Middle English suffix -schipe, from Old English -scipe, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, ultimately from Latin schola and Ancient Greek σχολή, both meaning leisure or place of learning.
scholarship (English): A grant-in-aid to a student; The character or...
Definitions
- A grant-in-aid to a student; The character or...
Ancestry of “scholarship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scholar | A student; one who studies at school or college,... |
| 2 | Middle English | scolar | — |
| 3 | Old English | scōlere | scholar, learner |
| 4 | Latin | scholāris | scholar, student |
| 5 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |