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Where does “studio” come from?

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

studio (French): studio; pied-à-terre, garçonnière

Definitions

  1. studio; pied-à-terre, garçonnière

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”

  • studette
  • إستديو
  • stüdyo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →