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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | study | To review materials already learned in order to... |
| 2 | German | studieren | to study at university or college level; to be a... |
| 3 | Italian | studiare | to study |
| 4 | Spanish | estudiar | to study; to examine, look into |
| 5 | Spanish | -ar | In adjectives, indicating membership or status;... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | -ar | indicates membership or status |
| 7 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |