Where does “studio” come from?
studio (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English studio, from Italian studio, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
studio (Norwegian Bokmål): a studio
Ancestry of “studio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | studio | An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the... |
| 2 | Italian | studio | study; perusal; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | studium | study; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |