Where does “studio” come from?

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

studio (Italian): study; perusal; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. study; perusal; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “studio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “studio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew-