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Where does “student” come from?

student (Middle English) comes from Old French estudiant, from Latin studēns, from Latin studeō.

Ancestry of “student”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestudiantstudent
2Latinstudēns—
3Latinstudeō—

Words derived from “student”

  • student
  • studentship
  • studentized
  • nonstudent
  • studenty
  • studenthood
  • studentry
  • studentlike
  • antistudent
  • studentizing
  • studently
  • studentess
  • studentish
  • multistudent
  • studentization
  • studentification
  • studentese
  • student number
  • cyberstudent
  • students
  • studento
  • studento
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