Where does “studio” come from?
studio (Esperanto) comes from Romanian studio, from English studio, from Italian studio, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
studio (Esperanto): studio artist's workshop, recording studio, one-room apartment, etc
Definitions
- studio artist's workshop, recording studio, one-room apartment, etc
Ancestry of “studio”, step by step
studio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian studio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | studio | studio |
| 2 | English | studio | An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the... |
| 3 | Italian | studio | study; perusal; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | studium | study; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via Portuguese estúdio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | estúdio | studio (artist’s or photographer’s workshop) |