Where does “studio” come from?

Studio comes from Italian studio, from Latin studium meaning eagerness or dedication, derived from the Latin verb studeo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- and (s)tew-.

studio (English): An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the...

Definitions

  1. An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the...

Ancestry of “studio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstudiostudy; perusal; first-person singular present...
2Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “studio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew-