Where does “self-study” come from?

self-study (English) comes from English study, from German studieren, from Italian studiare, from Spanish estudiar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

self-study (English): Study without the aid of a formal education...

Definitions

  1. Study without the aid of a formal education...

Ancestry of “self-study”, step by step

self-study traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English study

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstudyTo review materials already learned in order to...
2Germanstudierento study at university or college level; to be a...
3Italianstudiareto study
4Spanishestudiarto study; to examine, look into
5Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
6Old Spanish-arindicates membership or status
7Latinsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via English Self

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSelfHimself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned)
2Middle EnglishsalveAlternative form of sauf
3Old Englishsealfsalve
4Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
5Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Latin Every word from Spanish -ar