Where does “student” come from?

Student comes from Latin studens, the present participle of studere, meaning to be eager or zealous, derived from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- and (s)tew-.

student (English): A person who studies or learns about a particular...

Definitions

  1. A person who studies or learns about a particular...

Ancestry of “student”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstudent—
2Old Frenchestudiantstudent
3Latinstudēnsdedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to)
4Latinstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to

Words derived from “student”

Every word from Latin studeō →Every word from Latin studēns →Every word from Old French estudiant →