Where does “student” come from?
student (Lower Sorbian) comes from Latin studens, from Latin studere, from Latin studeo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
student (Lower Sorbian): student person who studies an academic subject; person enrolled at a university
Definitions
- student person who studies an academic subject; person enrolled at a university
Ancestry of “student”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | studens | dedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to) |
| 2 | Latin | studere | present active infinitive of studeō; to care... |
| 3 | Latin | studeo | to dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |