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

Definitions

  1. studious

Ancestry of “studieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstudiosuseager, zealous, assiduous; anxious; studious
2Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “studieux”

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