Where does “étude” come from?

étude (French) comes from Old French estude, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

étude (French): study

Definitions

  1. study

Ancestry of “étude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestudestudy
2Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “étude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Latin studium →
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