Where does “studieux” come from?
studieux (French) comes from Latin studiosus, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
studieux (French): studious
Ancestry of “studieux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | studiosus | eager, zealous, assiduous; anxious; studious |
| 2 | Latin | studium | study; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
Words derived from “studieux”