Where does “estudiente” come from?
estudiente (Old French) comes from Latin studens, from Latin studere, from Latin studeo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
Ancestry of “estudiente”, 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 |